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The Abe Assassination, the Unification Church, and Local Media: A Case Study of Journalism in Toyama Prefecture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Saitō Masami
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This article chronicles how two commercial TV stations in Toyama Prefecture exposed deep links between politicians and the Unification Church. It discusses how a local community of investigative journalists with close ties to adherents and politicians revealed ways the church and lawmakers cooperated on electioneering and policymaking, and it analyzes how their exposés were taken up in national-level coverage. Through a self-reflexive consideration of complex relationships between broadcasters, church representatives, and elected officials in Toyama, I affirm that attending to local media is vital for understanding ways religion and politics are narrated.

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MediaPoliticsUnification ChurchGenderToyama
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 22 , Issue 10 , October 2024 , e4
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