Japanese Court Orders End of Controversial Unification Church
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church, the influential cult linked to the 2022 assassination of former prime minister Abe Shinzo.
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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to Resign in September
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced on Wednesday he will step down in September rather than seek reelection.
China Tries to Tie Japanese Right to ‘Moonie’ Cult Named in Abe Shinzo Assassination
Various media outlets — including the Associated Press (AP) and the Chinese Communist Party-run Global Times — alleged this week that the recently slain former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo maintained ties with a South Korean religious cult active in Japan
Sun Myung Moon Group ID’d as Potential ‘Religious’ Org Tied to Abe Shinzo Assassination
A religious organization called the Japan Unification Church confirmed on Monday that one of its members is the mother of Yamagami Tetsuya, a 41-year-old Japanese man suspected of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in recent days, Kyodo News reported, noting that Tetsuya allegedly told police he originally intended to kill the leader of an unspecified “religious” group his mother belonged to but ultimately targeted Abe for his loose association with the same group.
