Potential Claims Against Unification Church Raise Questions About Its Ability to Pay Japanese Victims

The dissolution of Japan’s ‘cult’ Unification Church

The Tokyo High Court has upheld a decision to dissolve the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation linked with the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Tetsuya Yamagami, the convicted murderer who was sentenced to life in prison, cited Abe’s affiliation to the church as his primary motivation for the killing.The church used “coercive tactics to solicit large donations” from its members, said The Japan Ti…

Potential Claims Against Unification Church Raise Questions About Its Ability to Pay Japanese Victims

With the Unification Church’s dissolution having been upheld by the Tokyo High Court, attention is shifting to whether the liquidation process will lead to full relief for victims who donated large sums of money.

Japan: Hundreds of Thousands of Unification Church Believers Deprived of Places of Worship

While some had claimed the dissolution would only strip the church of its tax-exempt status, liquidators have already closed down 260 places of worship. The post Japan: Hundreds of Thousands of Unification Church Believers Deprived of Places of Worship first appeared on Bitter Winter.