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Japan PM apologizes for party’s church links, will cut ties

One of people holds a banner said in Japanese "No to State Funeral, Don't mess around " to protest outside Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for the loss of public trust because of the scandal and his lack of explanation for organizing a state funeral for Abe, one of most divisive leaders in Japan's postwar history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People hold banners said in Japanese "No to State Funeral" to protest outside Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for the loss of public trust because of the scandal and his lack of explanation for organizing a state funeral for Abe, one of most divisive leaders in Japan's postwar history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People protest outside Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for the loss of public trust because of the scandal and his lack of explanation for organizing a state funeral for Abe, one of most divisive leaders in Japan's postwar history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People protest outside Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for the loss of public trust because of the scandal and his lack of explanation for organizing a state funeral for Abe, one of most divisive leaders in Japan's postwar history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People protest outside Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for the loss of public trust because of the scandal and his lack of explanation for organizing a state funeral for Abe, one of most divisive leaders in Japan's postwar history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People protest outside Diet against the state paying for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's funeral, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida apologized for the loss of public trust because of the scandal and his lack of explanation for organizing a state funeral for Abe, one of most divisive leaders in Japan's postwar history. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, Pool) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bows during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, Pool) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, Pool) Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, Pool)
Japan PM apologizes for party’s church links, will cut ties