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The Unification Church dissolution and Japan’s evolving religious governance

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In March 2025, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification — formerly the Unification Church — following decades of controversies surrounding its business practices and ‘spiritual sales’. While the Church has…[Continue Reading...]

Victims of the Moon Sect in Japan celebrate its dissolution

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Families of victims expressed deep satisfaction after a Japanese court ruled to “legally dissolve” the Unification Church, formerly known as the Moon Sect. Many now plan to seek financial compensation, while the group has vowed to appeal. Speaking to Japanese…[Continue Reading...]

Court in Japan orders the dissolution of the Unification Church

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TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The South Korea-based church said it was…[Continue Reading...]

Japan court orders ‘Moonies’ Church be stripped of legal recognition

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A government spokesman told AFP that the Tokyo District Court "issued the dissolution order" for the Japanese chapter of the Unification Church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon. The Church is…[Continue Reading...]

Japanese court slams South Korean-based sect for manipulative tactics

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A court in Japan has made a major decision regarding Unification Church, which officially call itself Family Federation for World Peace and Unification. As reported by Associated Press, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, the church was ordered dissolved after a government…[Continue Reading...]

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