Unification Church
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Rescue efforts for victims of religious parents in Japan remain inadequate despite increased awareness following the 2022 murder of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The perpetrator behind the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 was motivated by his belief that Abe had ties with the Family Federation...

South Korea Considers Legal Action Against Unification Church Leader Han Hak-ja Over Alleged Financial and Power Abuse
The article highlights concerns about the legal proceedings against Han Hak-ja, the current head of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, commonly known as the Unification...

UPF Japan Loses Defamation Appeal Against Anti-Cult Journalist Over Alleged Payment to Shinzo Abe
UPF Japan, the Japanese branch of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), an NGO affiliated with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, faced a defamation lawsuit in...

Tokyo High Court Orders Dissolution of Unification Church Under Religious Corporations Act
The Tokyo High Court has ordered the dissolution of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, formerly known as the Unification Church, under the Religious Corporations Act....

The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification Faces Judicial Dissolution Order in Japan
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, known historically as the Unification Church, has become the subject of a dissolution order in Japan, a legal process that...

Family Federation Opens Spiceland National Youth Campus With Culture and Sports Festival
The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification recently opened the Spiceland National Youth Campus in Indiana, marking a new initiative to support youth development through community and...

Unification Church appeals dissolution order to Supreme Court
The Unification Church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has filed a special appeal with the Supreme Court against a Tokyo High Court...

Unification Church Dissolution in Japan Proceeds Without Criminal Charges
The Unification Church, known in Japan as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has faced dissolution without having committed any crimes, according to a recent report...

9 Unification Church Officials Indicted Over Alleged Illegal Political Donations
Yun Young-ho, the former head of the Unification Church’s global headquarters, appeared in court for an arrest warrant hearing in July 2025. The police-prosecution taskforce has indicted three...

Former Unification Church Official and Two Others Indicted in South Korea for Alleged Illegal Political Donations
Investigative authorities in South Korea have indicted three individuals, including a former official of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, commonly known as the Unification Church....