Appeal Rejected: “Abdication of Judiciary’s Role”
... the Family Federation criticized the court for excluding the statement “The National Police Agency has recognized it as an anti-social group” from the truth-verification process.
Personal Salvation and Contributions to Society
... This year marks the organization's 60th anniversary of recognition as a religious corporation, and we are in the midst of a generational change. Therefore, we would like to point out that it is a…
Supreme Court Ruling Called Politically Swayed
... voicing support could lead to accusations of being “cut from the same cloth”, which deters open action. This cautious approach reflects the stance of the majority within Japan’s religious community, where concern for religious…
Anti-Religious Secularism and State Persecution
... Why is it that violations of freedom of religion, such as the reinterpretation of the Religious Corporations Act overnight by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (as of October 2022), can occur so readily in a…
Report to UN: Japan Violates Rights Standards
... a media onslaught against the former Unification Church, led by the National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales (Zenkoku-benren), began.” This led to many cases of believers being discriminated against, subjected to domestic violence,…
Politicians, Lawyers, and Criminal Faith-Breakers
NNLASS included lawyers such as Masaki Gouro (郷路征記), who led a defense team of 122 attorneys to oppose a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of Tadashi Yoshimura (吉村正). Yoshimura, a Kyoto University graduate and…
Harrowing Rights Abuses Against Minority Faith
... they exploited that trust to incite parents and relatives into committing crimes of abduction and confinement, coercing children to renounce their faith in a manner that violated their human rights and tore apart family…
Victim of Faith-Breaking Bares Criminal Set-Up
... everyone present firmly refused, unanimously saying, “Absolutely not!” Sensing the abnormal atmosphere, Koide tried to leave but was immediately subdued. “At that moment, the male relatives jumped on me, carried me out of the…
The Term ‘Cult’ is a Big Part of the Anti-Religious Agenda
... Scholars who claim that new religious movements brainwash their followers are using the media to spread the terms ‘brainwashing’ and ‘mind control’, but this is merely a political argument designed to attack new religious…
Japanese Government Rejects UN Investigation
... Both OSCE and UN Representatives and Rapporteurs normally are unable to visit totalitarian and non-democratic countries. Almost nobody refuses the visits explicitly. The strategy used by those who have something to hide is called…