Monday marks two years since former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was fatally shot, while issues related to the Unification Church and the plight of “second-generation” members of religious groups that drew attention afterward remain unsolved. Many mourners visited a…[Continue Reading...]
Only 8 percent of "second-generation" members of religious groups such as the Unification Church in Japan feel the government's measures to protect them, which include banning maliciously solicited donations, are sufficient, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. Their plight has…[Continue Reading...]
The Tokyo District Court this week imposed a fine of 100,000 yen ($661) on the Unification Church for not complying with part of an education ministry investigation under the Religious Corporation Law. The probe was based on the right to question…[Continue Reading...]
A trial court in Japan has imposed a fine on the Unification Church for failing to respond to some of the questions related to its controversial collection of hefty donations from its members. Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Unification Church…[Continue Reading...]
On a June afternoon in 2018, a man named Mickey Barreto checked into the New Yorker Hotel. He was assigned Room 2565, a double-bed accommodation with a view of Midtown Manhattan almost entirely obscured by an exterior wall. For a…[Continue Reading...]
The government on Wednesday received approval from an advisory panel of experts for its plan to designate the Unification Church as a religious corporation subject to stricter monitoring of its assets under a special law. The education ministry presented the…[Continue Reading...]
In a recent event that has drawn both intrigue and criticism, Pastor Sean Moon, leader of The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary Church, also known as the Rod of Iron Ministries, hosted the annual Freedom Festival. This gathering, which took…[Continue Reading...]
Amid a resurgence of the Unification Church scandal, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration is reeling from calls to axe a key minister, casting a shadow over his leadership and the ruling party’s integrity ahead of potential elections. Kishida is…[Continue Reading...]
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appears unfazed by growing demands from the opposition camp and even some ruling party lawmakers to sack education minister Masahito Moriyama over his past connection with the Unification Church. Moriyama acknowledged signing an effective policy agreement…[Continue Reading...]
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi is the latest minister admitting to contact with the Unification Church, confirming on Feb. 7 that he met with individuals connected to the controversial religious group in September 2021. The top government spokesman confirmed a…[Continue Reading...]
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