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Why Japan's Assassinated Former Prime Minister had a Hugely Controversial Funeral

Abroad in Japan

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Life Is Busy, but It's Good to Be Busy

This week was the funeral of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzawa. The LDP, the ruling party, has links to a rather shady religious organization. 40% of the people that were invited didn't show up because it's still a bit of a scandal. Most people in Japan aren't too happy about the lavish funeral for Shinzawa despite him being sort of the PM for 10 years.

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