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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

TOKYO, Japan, March 26 Kyodo - Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages. (Kyodo)

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka (R), head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church's Japan branch, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2025, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the church's dissolution, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages.

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Head of Unification Church Japan branch

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 10, 2024.

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Unification Church to allocate up to 10 bil. yen for compensation

The Unification Church's Japan branch said Tuesday it plans to allocate up to 10 billion yen ($67 million) to the Japanese government to cover possible compensation for former believers and their families over forced donations amid concerns that it would transfer its assets overseas.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka (L), head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, speaks during a press conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2023.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, previously named Unification Church, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022.

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Unification Church press conference

Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, previously named Unification Church, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2022.

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Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, saying that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 is a follower of the religious group. Investigative sources said earlier the man harbored a grudge against the group as his mother had made a "huge donation."

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Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, saying that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 is a follower of the religious group. Investigative sources said earlier the man harbored a grudge against the group as his mother had made a "huge donation."

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Unification Church says Abe shooter's mother is follower

Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the Japan branch of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, widely known as the Unification Church, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2022, saying that the mother of a man who fatally shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8 is a follower of the religious group. Investigative sources said earlier the man harbored a grudge against the group as his mother had made a "huge donation."