Leader of 'foot-sole reading' religious group to step down

Leader of 'foot-sole reading' religious group to step down

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Hogen Fukunaga, leader of the ''Ho-no-Hana Sampogyo'' religious group, which is under investigation for defrauding followers with fake diagnoses of illnesses, says Jan. 6 he is stepping down. Photo shows Fukunaga, 54, announcing his resignation at a news conference at the group's head office in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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