TOKYO: Japan's controversial religious sect Unification Church is approaching the government for an arrangement to entrust up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to aid victims affected by the group's practices, local media reported on Monday. Citing sources within the…[Continue Reading...]
Tokyo, Oct. 19 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling parties have agreed to study the need for a law to preserve the assets of the controversial religious group Unification Church, after the government asked a court last week to order the group's dissolution.…[Continue Reading...]
According to the journalist Suzuki Eito, while it may seem that efforts toward forcing the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly known as the “Unification Church”) are currently in a lull, they remain as strong…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO -- Despite widespread approval of the Kishida government's move to request the breakup of the controversial Unification Church, Cabinet support remains at a record low. Approval for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet stayed stalled at 25% in an Oct.…[Continue Reading...]
Tokyo, Oct 16 (EFE).- The Unification Church said Monday that the Japanese government’s initiative to strip it of the status of a religious organization represents “a threat to human rights,” and warned of a “long legal battle” against this executive…[Continue Reading...]
Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022. The government’s move comes after a months-long probe into…[Continue Reading...]
On the last morning of his life, Shinzo Abe arrived in the Japanese city of Nara, famous for its ancient pagodas and sacred deer. His destination was more prosaic: a broad urban intersection across from the city’s main railway station,…[Continue Reading...]
The Japanese government on Friday filed a request with a court for an order to dissolve the Unification Church in a move that will deprive the group, known for its aggressive donation solicitations, of its tax benefits. The government of…[Continue Reading...]
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics. Education Minister Masahito…[Continue Reading...]
Japan's culture ministry says it will convene its advisory panel on religious corporations on Thursday to make a formal decision on whether to seek a court order to disband a religious group formerly known as the Unification Church. Ministry officials…[Continue Reading...]
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