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
The Unification Church, a controversial South Korean religious group, was ordered to dissolve in Japan due to accusations of manipulative fundraising and recruitment tactics that harmed followers and their families. The Tokyo court ruling ends the church's tax-exempt status and forces asset liquidation. The church plans to appeal. Scrutiny intensified after the assassination of Shinzo Abe, whose alleged killer blamed the church for his family's bankruptcy, exposing the church's ties to the Liberal Democratic Party.
