85% say politicians must cut ties with Unification Church: Kyodo poll

Nearly 85 percent of respondents said politicians must cut ties with the controversial Unification Church and any affiliated group, a Kyodo News survey showed Thursday, as the fallout from the killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe over his alleged links to the organization continues to reverberate.The survey found the approval rating for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new Cabinet rose only slightly to 54.1 percent, following a reshuffling on Wednesday aimed at reviving sagging public support amid intense scrutiny over his ruling party's links with the church.The support rate …READ FULL ARTICLE