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...]
Yun Young-ho, former world head of the Unification Church, who is accused of offering bribes to former first lady Kim Keon-hee, the spouse of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, and Kweon Seong-dong, a member of the People Power Party, was sentenced…[Continue Reading...]
Tetsuya Yamagami was angry. His father had died of suicide when he was just four years old. His older brother had died the same way in 2015, unable to afford medical treatment for lymphoma. And his mother, a devout member…[Continue Reading...]
Leaked letters from Korea’s Unification Church have revealed its extensive involvement in buying political and media influence worldwide, including links to Nepal’s parties and politicians. Documents obtained by the Korean Centre for Investigative Journalism (Newstapa) contain correspondence to and from…[Continue Reading...]
A joint probe team of prosecutors and police on Friday raided multiple sites linked to the Unification Church, escalating an investigation into suspected illegal political donations and possible collusion between religious organizations and lawmakers. Investigators carried out search-and-seizure operations at…[Continue Reading...]
A queue of people waited on Jan. 21 morning to get tickets to enter the courtroom, highlighting intense public interest in the trial. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, faced charges including murder and firearms control law violations for using a handmade gun…[Continue Reading...]
A joint prosecution-police task force investigating allegations of collusion between religious groups and politicians raided the Unification Church’s Cheon Seung Jeon again on Tuesday. The search and seizure came a week after the task force carried out raids on major…[Continue Reading...]
The Unification Church is facing fresh scrutiny following allegations that its leader Han Hak-ja distributed dozens of luxury watches to senior aides just weeks before a special counsel probe, raising suspicions that the gifts were meant to erase or conceal…[Continue Reading...]
A joint investigation team (JIT) probing alleged collusion between the Unification Church and political circles recently questioned A, a close associate of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja, according to legal sources. According to the legal community on the 16th, the…[Continue Reading...]
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