The Diet passed a law to keep tabs on the Unification Church’s assets, but victims of the religious organization’s financial abuse criticized the new legislation, saying it fails to block property ...

A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court ordered a revocation of its legal status after the government accused it of ...

The first settlements have been reached in petitions filed by former followers of the Unification Church demanding refunds of donations, lawyers for the ex-followers said Thursday. The settlements ...

TOKYO -- The July 8 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shed light on the relationship between the controversial Unification Church and Japanese politicians.

On October 23, 2024, four days ahead of the general election, the journal Bungei Shunjū published an article of mine in its online edition: “Named and Shamed,” a piece detailing top-secret documents ...

What Is the Unification Church? The Unification Church, officially known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has come under sharp scrutiny in Japan since the man arrested in ...

The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in Japan since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could soon fall even further from grace. Authorities said in October 2023 they ...

SEOUL -- For South Korean politicians' relations with the Unification Church, 1987 was a turning point. That year, Kim Young-sam, a longtime activist and fierce opponent of the military dictatorships ...

Jars linked to the Unification Church are seen on sale on Mercari Inc.'s website. NAGOYA -- An array of items linked to the Unification Church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace ...

A woman in her 30s born to parents who got married through a Unification Church mass wedding is seen in this July 22, 2022, photo provided by herself. TOKYO -- Two women whose parents have joined the ...

SEOUL - The leader of the Unification Church, Ms Han Hak-ja, appeared for questioning by prosecutors on Sept 17 over her alleged involvement in bribing the wife of ousted South Korean president Yoon ...