Unification Church followers hold signs during a protest against negative Japanese media coverage of their religion following the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, in downtown ...

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 ...

But the shooting of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe might have been the beginning of the end. His death sparked investigations that revealed the lengths the church was going to to fund ...

A Tokyo court’s ruling to dissolve the Unification Church has ignited a global debate over religious freedom. Critics warn it ...

Prosecutors and defense lawyers are arguing over whether “religious influence” can be used in the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, who is accused of murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Tokyo's District Court upheld a government revocation request of the church's legal status following an investigation into the 2022 death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The South Korea-based ...

“Since the assassination of former prime minister Abe, there has been a lot of misinformation ... the court considered the right to freedom of religion. “There were damages on an unprecedented ...

upholding a government request for a revocation spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Tokyo District Court’s revocation of the church ...