A Japanese court has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church over its connection to the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The shock killing of Japan’s Prime ...

Yasuo Kawai, left, an attorney from the Lawyers from Across Japan for the Victims of the Unification Church team, and others hold a news conference after the Tokyo District Court issued an order ...

A court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime ...

A second-generation follower of the Unification Church speaks during a hearing by the opposition parties in the Diet in Tokyo, March 25, 2025. (Mainichi/Daisuke Wada) TOKYO -- Former followers of ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister ...

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 ...

The Unification Church, a religious movement derived from Christianity, has had deep connections to world politics for decades. But the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe might ...

TOKYO, March 27 (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 ...

Head of Japan's Unification Church Vows to Fight Loss of Legal Protections By Irene Wang and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch vowed to fight a court ...

Victims who suffered from having given large donations to the Unification Church expressed joy Tuesday over the Tokyo District Court's decision the same day to revoke its religious corporation status.

The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The ...

A Japanese court has ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church and revoked its legal status after a government request tied to the investigation of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's 2022 ...