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Japan minister admits receiving Unification Church group's backingTOKYO - Japan's education minister, who is also responsible for religious issues, admitted Tuesday to having received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church for an election campaign.A major newspaper, citing unnamed sources, reported earlier in the day that Masahito Moriyama participated in an event hosted by the Federation for World Peace and accepted a recommendation letter ahead of a general…READ FULL ARTICLE