A controversial South Korean church with powerful political connections faces dissolution in Japan after a Tokyo court issued ...

A Tokyo court’s ruling to dissolve the Unification Church has ignited a global debate over religious freedom. Critics warn it ...

The court's dissolution order has wholly disregarded the truth, conscience, and freedom of religion, says the appeal ...

A Japanese court ordered the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan, following a government request spurred by the ...

The Unification Church said Monday it had appealed a Japanese court's decision to strip the sect of official recognition, in ...

The government made headlines by requesting a Tokyo District Court order to dissolve the Unification Church, a move expected to spark a long legal battle from the religious corporation. However ...

The Unification Church set up its headquarters next door to Kishi’s home in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward in November 1964. Moon also had close ties with Ryoichi Sasakawa, a well-known right-wing figure.

The controversial group decided in June 2009 to give its residual assets to Tenchi Seikyo, based in the Hokkaido city of ...

The Tokyo District Court issued the dissolution order on March 25, revoking the Unification Church’s status as a religious ...

The group argued that the district court order was decided as a foregone conclusion and ignored law and the facts.

The Unification Church said Monday it had appealed a Japanese court's decision to strip the sect of official recognition, in the wake of the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe. The Tokyo ...