Education minister Masahito Moriyama, who also has religious affairs within his ministerial portfolio, admits to signing a document pledging support for issues championed by the Unification Church ahead of the October 2021 general election.
Japan's education minister, who is also responsible for religious issues, admits to allegations that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church for an election campaign.
At a news conference following his latest Cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government was in the final stage of considering whether to seek a court order to disband the Unification Church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.