Anthony Kuhn

A court in Japan has ordered the Unification Church's local arm dissolved, after it bilked followers for decades. Ties between the church and Japan's ruling party became a political scandal. Sponsor Message JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: A Tokyo court has ordered t... See more

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: A Tokyo court has ordered the Japan arm of the Unification Church to be dissolved after finding it defrauded its followers. The 2022 assassination of Japan's former prime minister focused public attention on longstanding ties between ... See more

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for imposing martial law to suppress the opposition in December 2024. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A South Korean court has convicted the country's former preside... See more

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: A South Korean court has convicted the country's former president of insurrection. Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison. The charges relate to his declaration of martial law in late 2024. NPR's Anthony Kuhn is here to di... See more

Japan's ruling party scored its biggest electoral win in its seven-decade history Sunday, due mostly to the popularity of its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Japan's first female prime minister gambled tha... See more