Japanese dissolution order seen as part of global anti-religious strategy orchestrated by the Chinese Communist Party, allied with anti-cultists in Japan and Korea
Edited excerpts from two messages by Tomihiro Tanaka (田中富広), President of the Family Federation in Japan, one originally delivered in Sapporo on 21st August and one in Fukuoka on 15th September. The excerpts were presented in a video message on 26th September at a large prayer vigil held by the Family Federation in Gapyeong, South Korea. Tanaka argues that the dissolution order against the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification in Japan is part of a broader communist strategy, orchestrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), to destroy religion and the family unit globally.
Prepared by Knut Holdhus
Communism was born out of Christianity under the declaration that it hates all gods. Its primary goal is the destruction of religion and how to destroy its breeding ground – the family. I will introduce one clear example beyond this current tide: a communist force across the sea from Japan.
Right after the 8th July 2022 incident [the assassination of Shinzo Abe (安倍晋三), former Prime Minister of Japan] the media began reporting that a certain religious organization was involved. Reports started to say that the perpetrator’s mother was a member of the Family Federation. Our own investigation confirmed that the mother was indeed a member. Rather than let the matter simply be sensationalized, we thought it better to state the facts clearly ourselves, so on 11th July we held our first press conference.
Early the next morning, Global Times (环球时报, Huánqiú Shíbào) was the first to report about it. It is a newspaper that is published under the auspices of the People’s Daily (the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party). [See editor’s note 1 below]
The piece positioned the suspect Yamagami – who should be seen as a criminal – as a victim and framed our organization as destroyers of the family. This was in the morning edition on 12th July 2022.
That afternoon a nationwide group of lawyers for alleged victims held a press conference. Even at a stage when the situation’s true nature was not understood, they used public media to demand the dissolution of the Family Federation.
This was the start of all the reporting. You could even say it grew from that root. In the sequence of events that followed I believe Prime Minister Kishida’s soul was captured by communist thought. Then, on 25th March of this year, the Tokyo District Court decided to dissolve the Family Federation. Immediately after that decision, an organization under the control of the Chinese Communist Party – the China Anti-Cult Association (中国反蛇行協会) – issued a statement.
What did it say? First, that this Tokyo District Court verdict shows that Japan is beginning to view religion in the same way that China does in its religious policy, which aligns with China’s national interests. Second, it paved the way for the eradication of anti-communist forces and for future measures regarding religion. Third, it would become a model for other countries’ anti-cult measures. Fourth, it created a path to cut off funding for the Family Federation and to completely sever the financial support of anti-communist forces.
The Japanese media, increasingly explicit in its communist-minded thinking, evaluated the Tokyo District Court decision accordingly. And just recently, the China Anti-Cult Association, taking the lead in a targeted offensive in South Korea and held a secret event there.
In the name of that anti-cult association, Chinese public security officials – what in Japan would be called the public security police – along with Chinese legal officials entered Korea. At that gathering, Korean participants included the anti-cult faction within Christianity.
From Japan those invited were people who earnestly hope for the dissolution of our Federation: Yoshihide Sakurai (櫻井義秀), together with Hiroko Nakanishi (中西博子). They always speak in unison. People like these were assembled in Korea and a meeting was held.
Right now, China, South Korea, and Japan – this fanatical anti-religious coalition – are colluding, and they are trying to build a new transnational network to root out religion not only in Japan but across the world. China is taking the lead in all of this.
It is now clear that the issue concerning the Family Federation is by no means merely an internal organizational matter. It is directly connected to Japanese democracy itself.
As cultural Marxists [See editor’s note 2 below], they are using art, film, and print media to change culture over time – a slow, deliberate strategy – and finally to settle things through seizing power. We have understood that their long-term, deliberate strategy has begun to work.
We believe that the pillars of the nation are religion and family values; we hold that conviction, It has been taught to us by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han.
No matter what happens, if we praise world peace we must also be determined to resist communist regimes that seek to destroy our foundation. We are resolved to take on that struggle with conviction as a last bulwark of democracy. Let us proceed with that commitment.
Featured image above: Tomihiro Tanaka (田中富広) speaking 15th September 2025. Screenshot from video by FFWPU.
[Editor’s note 1: The People’s Daily is the Chinese Communist Party’s central mouthpiece. The Global Times is its more outward-facing, nationalistic tabloid-style subsidiary, often publishing in both Chinese and English. While the People’s Daily is usually more formal and ideological, the Global Times is known for provocative commentary and international coverage, but both ultimately operate under the Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda Department.]
[Editor’s note 2: The phrase “cultural Marxism” originally referred to a school of thought influenced by Marxist theory, especially the Frankfurt School (e.g., Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, Herbert Marcuse). These thinkers adapted Marxist analysis of power and oppression to culture rather than just economics.