US EditionTokyo Court Orders Legal Dissolution of Unification Church
- A Tokyo court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan after an investigation related to the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, following a government request.
- Japan's Education Ministry cited manipulative fundraising and recruitment tactics as reasons for the church's revocation of legal status, according to NHK television.
- The government submitted 5,000 documents and evidence to the court, based on over 170 interviews with people affected by the church's practices.
- The church described the court's decision as 'regrettable and unjust,' arguing it was based on 'a wrong legal interpretation.
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Head of Japan's Unification Church vows to fight loss of legal protections
TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections, following a scandal over fundraising practices and links to the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Read full story
‘Moonies’ Church Expected To Appeal Tokyo Court Order To Dissolve
The court says the Federation of World Peace and Unification has inflicted ‘an unprecedentedly large amount of damage’ on Japanese donors, many of whom had offered virtually all their savings under pressure from radical adherents.
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GloboJapanese court orders dissolution of Unification Church
A District Court in Tokyo ordered the Unification Church's operations in Japan to be dissolved on Tuesday in a move likely to ignite a major appeals battle and trigger condemnation from religious freedom advocates around the world.
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