Japan on Wednesday commemorated the victims of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki 78 years ago with an appeal to nuclear-armed states.
Following the death of ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the church was revealed to have close ties with members of the country’s ruling party.
The late Shinzo Abe was known in Japan for his controversial nationalist agenda and his involvement in nepotism scandals.
Japan, the world’s third-largest economy, has set the target of generating between 20 per cent and 22 per cent of its electricity with nuclear power by 2030.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while he was giving a stump speech in the city of Nara, according to local public broadcaster NHK.
Top EU officials will be in Tokyo on Thursday to meet Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in hopes of deepening ties with Japan, a strategic ally and neighbour to both Russia and China.
Following the executions, the number of inmates sitting on death row in Japan now stands at 107.
