The Tokyo District Court has ordered the disbandment of the Unification Church in Japan after the education ministry filed a request citing harm caused to followers. This action, unprecedented in Japan’s history, followed scrutiny after the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, which implicated the church in a broader narrative of financial and emotional distress among its members. The government presented extensive documentation supporting its case, and the church plans to appeal, claiming misinterpretation of the law that led to the ruling.
The Tokyo District Court has ordered the dissolution of the Unification church following a government request due to allegations of harm to its followers and families.
The church's dissolution marks a historic legal precedent in Japan, where no other religious group has faced such a revocation under the civil code.
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