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Opinion: Japan needs anti-SLAPP laws as journalist sued by Unification Church affiliates

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Journalist Eito Suzuki, who has long covered issues related to the Unification Church, now known formally as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has expressed joy over his recent court victory, saying, "I was given the appropriate judgment."…[Continue Reading...]

Probe into former first lady’s alleged influence peddling intensifies as prosecutors seize Chanel box

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Prosecutors reportedly seized a Chanel box believed to be part of a lobbying attempt targeting former first lady Kim Keon Hee, intensifying a growing investigation into allegations of illicit gift-giving and influence-peddling involving close aides and religious figures. The Seoul…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church leader banned from leaving country as gov’t investigates bribery scandal

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A religious leader has been barred from leaving the country on suspicion of bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury gifts. Prosecutors investigating allegations that Jeon Seong-bae — a shamanic figure linked to allegations of political peddling by…[Continue Reading...]

Kim Keon Hee’s secretary under the microscope in handbag investigation

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Prosecutors investigating influence-peddling allegations involving shaman Jeon Seong-bae, also known as “Geon Jin,” are zeroing in on a close aide to ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office's virtual asset crime task force unit recently questioned…[Continue Reading...]

Prosecutors raid Chanel Korea, former official’s residence over solicitation allegations

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The prosecution, investigating the suspicion of the 'Gunjin Beomsa Gate,' conducted an emergency search and seizure of the luxury company Chanel Korea. This is to find the whereabouts of a Chanel bag that a former senior official of the Unification…[Continue Reading...]

Prosecutors expand shaman probe to ex-director of Unification Church over bribery allegations

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Prosecutors investigating allegations that shaman Jeon Seong-bae, known as “Geon Jin,” made illicit requests to former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee are expanding their investigation to focus on a man surnamed Yoon, a former director-general…[Continue Reading...]

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...]

Members of a fringe religious group enter university buildings to proselytize students

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The Campus Public Safety Office (CPSO) confirms reports of individuals associated with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (commonly known as the Unification Church) have been entering university buildings that are closed off to the public and proselytizing…[Continue Reading...]

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