News Navigator: What’s behind Japan ministry seeking dissolution of Unification Church?
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The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about a Japanese ministry’s request for an order to dissolve the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church.
Question: What leads up to a request for a dissolution order, a term often used in the news about the former Unification Church?
Answer: The former Unification Church is spreading its doctrine and gaining followers as a “religious corporation” recognized under the jurisdiction of the minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. The group also receives preferential treatment in that some of its income is exempt from taxes. However, if a religious corporation violates certain rules, it loses its special status, or in other words, is ordered to dissolve. Only administrative agencies, interested parties and prosecutors are allowed to request these dissolutions.
Content retrieved from: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240924/p2a/00m/0op/006000c.
