THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 7, 2022 at 18:10 JST
Yoshiyuki Inoue, left, who was elected in the July 10 Upper House election, answers questions from reporters in the Diet on Aug. 3. (Takashi Togo)
Three days ahead of the July 10 Upper House election, a Unification Church follower in eastern Japan received a text on her smartphone calling on her to vote for a candidate running from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. [Read More]
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