They've been called a cult, accused of coercive fundraising, and legally disbanded in Japan. But in a mountainous town ...

A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued an order to revoke its legal status.

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The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification is the first religious group to face a revocation order under Japan’s civil code.

A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

The Tokyo District Court ordered on March 25 the dissolution of the former Unification Church, now officially known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, under the Religious ...

The Unification Church said Monday it had appealed a Japanese court's decision to strip the sect of official recognition, in the wake of the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe. The Tokyo District ...

A Japanese court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, following a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...

Former followers of the Unification Church have expressed relief after the Tokyo District Court ordered the controversial religious group to ...

The Tokyo District court's ruling would end the Unification Church's tax-exempt status in Japan and force it to liquidate its assets. The church said it is considering an immediate appeal to the ...