TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government asked a court Friday to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after an Education Ministry investigation concluded the group for decades has systematically ...

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Members of the controversial group are sometimes known as the Moonies. The unusual move by the Japanese government was set in motion by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

SEOUL — Japan's government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Japanese branch of the Unification Church. It's a rare move by a government whose ruling party has long had ties with ...

Japan's government has asked a court to revoke the legal status of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, the controversial group founded in South Korea by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon. NPR's ...