Violation of Judicial Independence… Part 4
... The Japanese courts cannot be seen as impartial in this case. Due process is a joke when it comes to the Unification Church, which has been presented as a criminal organization in the media…
2nd-Gen Believers Challenge Closed Hearings
... The request to participate in the hearings was made by eight individuals, including leader Kojima. They are church staff, working adults, and students who are believers. The group collected over 35,000 signatures opposing the…
Violation of Judicial Independence… Part 3
... And taking into account all those “victims” who never formulated any claims, the court inferred that “although the damage has been on a downward trend, it is still at a scale that cannot be…
Violation of Judicial Independence… Part 2
.... Driven by political motives, the then-Prime Minister Kishida gave in to media pressure, proclaimed that past civil disputes could now be considered violations of laws, and filed a request for the dissolution of the…
Violation of Judicial Independence… Part 1
... Over forty years, around 4,300 members of the Unification Church in Japan were subjected to this violent deprogramming. They were abducted and confined by families, and forced to submit to indoctrination by “deprogrammers,” who…
Organized Terrorism, Not Lone Wolf, Killed Abe
... the overall purpose of the incident was “the elimination of Mr. Abe and the weakening of the Abe faction,” and that the unrelated former Unification Church (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) was…
Missing Answers 3 Years after Abe Assassination
... When former Prime Minister Abe was shot while campaigning for the Upper House election, politicians and the media swiftly condemned the act as “a grave challenge to democracy.” However, following his assassination, media coverage…
In Election Bid Citing Faith, Family, and Freedom
... The Abe incident was twisted into a problem with the Family Federation. Worse, society has created an atmosphere that not only fails to condemn the violence but even sympathizes with the perpetrator. A society…
Nationwide Protests: Listen to the Voices of Active Believers
... Satoshi Hamada (浜田聡), a member of the House of Councillors from the NHK Party and the first lawmaker to join such a rally, emphasized that freedom of religion is a key principle of his…
Where will believers find refuge? Part 4
... To active believers, the church is more than just a building. It’s a place that replenishes their spiritual energy. If churches disappear, believers will be left adrift. We want people to understand that we…