Korea–Japan tunnel proposals emerge in Unification Church scandal
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A decades-old proposal to build an undersea tunnel linking South Korea and Japan has re-emerged at the center of a widening political scandal involving the Unification Church and alleged illicit funding of senior politicians.
Findings released by a special counsel on Dec. 10 allege that former Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo received political funds and luxury gifts from the church in exchange for advancing the Korea-Japan undersea tunnel project — a proposal that has repeatedly resurfaced in Korean politics despite serious doubts over its economic and technical viability.
According to testimony obtained by investigators, Yun Young-ho, the Unification Church’s former global headquarters chief, claimed that Chun was among five prominent politicians from both major parties who received financial or material support from the church between 2018 and 2020. Yun alleged that Chun accepted a luxury Bulgari watch and 20 million won ($13,500) in cash tied specifically to lobbying over the tunnel initiative during the Moon Jae-in administration.
Chun has dismissed the allegations as “entirely false.”
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