Opaque Process Erodes Trust in Japan’s Judiciary
... The Tokyo District Court‘s decision to dissolve the Family Federation was highly unusual, involving political pressure, falsified evidence, neglect of harm caused by deprogramming (faith-breaking) , and non-public hearings. Ignoring these issues not only…
Press Release Disclosing Key Court Documents
... there are cases where false evidence was fabricated by the complainants, their attorneys, or the Ministry of Education (MEXT). These issues would have been readily apparent had the presiding judges actually read the submitted…
Interview with Religious Scholar, Toshihiro Ota
... I believe that a decision should have been made only after thoroughly examining the situation with as much transparency as possible and through repeated discussion and careful deliberation. If the decision is not convincing…
Talk: “Silencing Religious Voices Aids CCP Goals”
... Pastor Nakagawa praised the International Federation for Victory over Communism – an organization related to the religious organization – for its anti-communist activities, such as campaigning for the enactment of an anti-espionage law.
Escapee Details Harrowing Faith-Breaking Trauma
... Because of the intervention of groups opposed to the Family Federation, many families have been destroyed and are suffering. The 4,300 victims of abduction and confinement experienced hellish suffering, and the families who carried…
Healing Bonds After Dehumanizing Faith-Breaking
... Sarutahiko established the group to help reconcile parent-child relationships shattered by abduction and confinement. The group provides consultations and also visits the graves of parents or believers who took their own lives due to…
Coerced Testimonies? Lawyers Under Scrutiny
... In civil cases, unlike in criminal cases, fact-finding is generally less stringent. Particularly in cases involving new religious movements, court judgments are often influenced not by objective evidence but by the voices of those…
Outcry Grows: Japan’s Religious Freedom Abuses
... The Japanese government’s attempt to destroy religion is extremely dangerous,” warned former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich at an international conference on religious freedom held in Seoul, South Korea, on 11th April.
Dehumanizing Abuse Enabled by “Mind Control” Myth
... The husband was tied up with ropes and had a black cloth bag placed over his head when he was forced into a vehicle. The wife, while visiting her parents, was tied by her…
Faith Broken by Force: Secrets of Shady Network
... In one case, a former believer using the pseudonym Yukie Funabashi, from Nagano Prefecture returned to her family home at the end of 2010. While helping clean a storehouse at her family’s request, she…