Some 30% of major religious corporations responding to a Mainichi Shimbun survey believe that a court order for the ...

Twenty-four of the 54 state ministers and parliamentary vice ministers in Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet had ties to the religious group Unification Church, according to an analysis by ...

The logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, known as the Unification Church, is seen at the entrance of the Japan branch headquarters in Tokyo on Mar. 25, 2025. AP TOKYO ...

In this lawsuit, the eldest daughter of a former Unification Church follower, who is deceased, is seeking 65.8 million yen ($407,000) in damages from the church and a church follower who solicited ...

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 ...

TOKYO (AFP): The Japanese government said Thursday it was seeking to strip official recognition from the Unification Church, the influential sect under intense scrutiny since the assassination of ...

Japanese politicians say they're cutting ties with the controversial former Unification Church after its influence came to light with the July murder of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo.

SEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors have raided the residence of a former aide to ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee and Chanel ...

This is a commissioned piece from Lisa Kohn, whose upcoming book tells the story of what it was like to be raised as a member of the Unification Church in New York City. The book is coming out on ...