National / Social Issues Aug 7, 2022
Husband who helped wife leave Unification Church now supports others
Groups working to persuade individuals to leave the Unification Church say they face a daunting task.
National Aug 5, 2022
Lawmaker says he feels responsible over Unification Church name change
Hakubun Shimomura was education minister when the Cultural Affairs Agency, an education ministry arm, approved in 2015 the name change for the group.
National Aug 4, 2022
Number of Unification Church victim group consultations rises after Abe death
A majority of the 94 consultations came from families of believers asking how their kin could leave the church.
National Aug 2, 2022
In Japan, ties between politics and religion run deep
by Will Fee
The assassination of Shinzo Abe has shed light on politicians' ties to the Unification Church, but less controversial organizations also play a political role.
National / Politics Aug 2, 2022
Japan defense minister says he will review his Unification Church ties
Kishi had revealed he had received help in past elections from members of the church, but he denied receiving organizational support.
National Jul 30, 2022
Japan lawyers accuse Unification Church of entrapping many families following Abe killing
by Peter Masheter
The Unification Church is under increasing scrutiny since the 41-year-old gunman told investigators he was motivated by a grudge against the church and Abe's alleged connections to it.
National | FOCUS Jul 25, 2022
Unification Church ties to Japan's lawmakers emerge as major political issue
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shed a fresh light on the church's involvement in politics, prompting a probe by opposition parties.
National Jul 22, 2022
Japan's opposition launches probe into lawmakers' links to Unification Church
The assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shed light on such ties, including those involving ruling Liberal Democratic Party members.
National / Crime & Legal Jul 19, 2022
According to the Nara police, the letter was written on a memo pad on the suspect's computer, the draft was first saved on the morning of July 6 and last saved that same night.
National Jul 17, 2022
Unification Church corrects remarks amid scrutiny over Abe's death
A group of lawyers had criticized the comments made by Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, at a news conference last Monday.
National Jul 17, 2022
Suspect signaled Abe killing in letter to Unification Church critic
The letter shows the strong resentment that the alleged assailant, Tetsuya Yamagami, 41, felt toward the church, with which he believed Abe had ties.