The Unification Church Scandal: Assassination of Abe Shinzo and Religio-Political Collusion in Japan

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Unification Church Scandal: Assassination of Abe Shinzo and Religio-Political Collusion in Japan

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article focuses on the Unification Church scandal which was unleashed in 2022 by the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzō. While combining references to academic literature with various news media sources, the article aims illuminate the link between the Church and the assassination against the historical backdrop of religio-political collusion in Japan. Further, it focuses on the past and present of the Unification Church and highlights various scandals and controversies associated with this sectarian organisation. It will then explain how Japanese politicians, the Church, the media, and the public reacted to Abe&apos;s assassination. Finally, the text sheds some light on why the assassin is now portrayed as a folk hero in Japanese tabloids and on social media.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Unification Church Scandal: Assassination of Abe Shinzo and Religio-Political Collusion in Japan

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article focuses on the Unification Church scandal which was unleashed in 2022 by the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzō. While combining references to academic literature with various news media sources, the article aims illuminate the link between the Church and the assassination against the historical backdrop of religio-political collusion in Japan. Further, it focuses on the past and present of the Unification Church and highlights various scandals and controversies associated with this sectarian organisation. It will then explain how Japanese politicians, the Church, the media, and the public reacted to Abe&apos;s assassination. Finally, the text sheds some light on why the assassin is now portrayed as a folk hero in Japanese tabloids and on social media.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50802 - Media and socio-cultural communication

Projekt

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Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies

ISSN

1476-9158

e-ISSN

1476-9158

Svazek periodika

24

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

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