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Vice President of Japan allows entry of Moonies
44:42 - 50:23 (05:40)
Despite attempts to prevent the Moonies from entering Japan, the vice president of Japan allowed them to enter the country illegally in the 1990s due to their strong connections within the LDP. This decision was made despite the fact that the leader of the Moonies, Sun Myung Moon, had been convicted of tax fraud.
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The Moonies, a religious cult, had a strong influence in Japan's politics in the nineties, with the LDP even allowing them to enter the country illegally and the vice president interceding on their behalf.
44:42 - 46:24 (01:42)
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The Moonies, a religious cult, had a strong influence in Japan's politics in the nineties, with the LDP even allowing them to enter the country illegally and the vice president interceding on their behalf. This was despite the conviction of their leader, Moon, for tax fraud, and culminated in the attempted assassination of Prime Minister Kishi.
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46:24 - 47:43 (01:19)
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47:46 - 50:23 (02:37)
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