The Unification Church is known for its Blessings, or mass weddings, which continue to take place today among church members.Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images Japan's government is seeking the ...

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

(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to dissolve his political faction after a slush-fund scandal roiling the ruling party spread to his own inner circle and a wave of ...

Japan’s government will ask a court to order the disbandment of the fringe religious group whose activities were cited as motivating the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The request ...

Japan's government is seeking the dissolution of the Unification Church in the country. The move comes after the assassination of Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022. The church has ...

The Japanese government voted to dissolve the country's branch of the Unification Church in October, signaling a major setback for the controversial religious movement that has faced accusations of ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to dissolve his political faction after a slush-fund scandal roiling the ruling party spread to his own inner circle and a wave of indictments, renewing ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his ...

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections - Copyright AFP Philip FONG Japan's Prime Minister ...