On March 4, the Tokyo High Court ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church) under the Religious Corporations Act, following a request by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a decision to dissolve the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation linked with the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami, the convicted murderer who was sentenced to life in prison,…[Continue Reading...]
A Japanese court upheld an order to dissolve the Unification Church over its controversial fundraising practices, clearing the way for liquidation proceedings against the religious group years after the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe brought its activities…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO - A Japanese high court on Wednesday upheld a dissolution order for the Unification Church in line with the central government's request, with liquidation procedures beginning immediately. Presiding Judge Motoko Miki of the Tokyo High Court said the decision…[Continue Reading...]
Representatives of the Unification Church, the controversial South Korea-founded religious group that became a political flashpoint in Japan after the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, are set to return to court on Wednesday as judges consider whether…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo High Court is expected to hand down a ruling Wednesday on whether to dissolve the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, commonly known as the Unification Church, following a government request against the group. If the high…[Continue Reading...]
A religious group previously known as the Unification Church says it has returned money in response to damage claims by people including active members. This comes before a possible appellate court order to disband the group next week. The group…[Continue Reading...]
Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo High Court will decide on March 4 whether to back a lower court's order for the Unification Church to disband itself, informed sources said Wednesday. If the high court upholds the dissolution order, it will…[Continue Reading...]
On January 21, Yamagami Tetsuya was sentenced to life imprisonment for the July 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō. Courts typically exercise judicial discretion in sentencing, departing from what prosecutors demand, but in an unusual move, the Nara…[Continue Reading...]
A DOOMSDAY cult behind a deadly chemical attack is recruiting a new generation of followers – with fears of “indiscriminate mass murder”. Aum Shinrikyo released nerve gas on the Tokyo subway in 1995 – in the country’s most catastrophic attack…[Continue Reading...]
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