Yoshihide Sakurai is a professor in the sociology department of Hokkaido University and author of the book "Unification Church: Sex, Money and Resentment."…
Japan’s government on Friday asked a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Church branch in Japan following the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
The Japanese government has asked a court to order the dissolution of a church that was investigated after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, local media reports. Abe's shock killing last July put the spotlight on the Unification Church, more popularly known as "Moonies". The church says it has been unfairly vilified over Abe's assassination.