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The Unification Church – a cult linked to the motives of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged assassin – has long wielded influence in Japan’s politics and society. Now it could be dissolved.
The government's move to seek a court order to strip the Unification Church of its religious corporation status is just the beginning of efforts to tackle issues surrounding the organization, which has faced questions over its aggressive fundraising tactics and cozy ties with ruling party lawmakers.
Since the former prime minister was fatally shot, his killer’s claims about the influence of “the Moonies” cult group on Japanese politics have been substantiated.
The clock showed it was 11:52 a.m. Looking up at the clear autumn sky, I imagined the sky must have been just as blue at precisely that time when Mount Ontakesan, a volcano, erupted on Sept. 27, 2014.