A commission for Japan's Justice Ministry has decided to maintain strict controls over a group called Aleph, formerly known as the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, saying the group has failed to submit required reports on its activities. Aum members carried…[Continue Reading...]
The government plans to seek a court order to dissolve the Unification Church as early as mid-October following an investigation into the group’s activities triggered by the murder last year of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It also plans to call…[Continue Reading...]
How to Become a Cult Leader provides a terse, yet encouraging, look at some of the history’s most notorious cult leaders across history. Narrated by Peter Dinklage, the Netflix series offers “tips” on how to break into this growing field, offering six half-hour episodes…[Continue Reading...]
Ryūhō Ōkawa, leader of the Japanese Happy Science religion, was the self-proclaimed reincarnation of Jesus Christ, Elohim and…Yoda. He died earlier this year, leaving behind a complex legacy. From Wall-Street trader to founder of the controversial religion, Okawa was a…[Continue Reading...]
The Yomiuri Shimbun A man in Aichi Prefecture still agonizes even though his mother purportedly left the Unification Church. “It seems her heart has not yet left the faith,” he says. The Yomiuri Shimbun 7:00 JST, July 9, 2023 In the…[Continue Reading...]
Saturday marked one year since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, with several controversial issues unresolved, including ties between lawmakers and the Unification Church, and the rules for holding a state funeral. A memorial service was held at Zojoji,…[Continue Reading...]
Abe was gunned down in broad daylight while giving a campaign speech in western Japan, targeted by a man allegedly angry over the former leader's links to the Unification Church. The suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, was apprehended on the spot and…[Continue Reading...]
The Japanese government is continuing to gather information on a group widely known as the Unification Church to determine whether to seek a court order to disband the group as a religious corporation. The group, now also known as the…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO -- A nongovernmental organization (NGO) related to the former Unification Church on July 3 announced its intent to sue an anti-cult lawyers' group in the Tokyo District Court, accusing the group of defamation. The Women's Federation for World Peace…[Continue Reading...]
OSAKA - A majority of Japanese universities bolstered measures against cults recruiting on campus after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's fatal shooting a year ago added to concerns that students could be easy targets, a Kyodo News survey shows. Of…[Continue Reading...]
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