Unification Church leader in Japan resigns after church-member arrests

Unification Church leader in Japan resigns after church-member arrests

TOKYO, Japan - Eiji Tokuno, head of the Unification Church in Japan, reads out a statement during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 13. Tokuno announced his resignation to take responsibility for stirring public concern after some church members were arrested and indicted for allegedly selling expensive personal seals by telling people they would suffer bad fortune if they did not buy the items.

Nebuta Festival gets under way

Nebuta Festival gets under way

AOMORI, Japan - The famous ''Nebuta matsuri (festival)'' featuring large paper-made floats begins in Aomori, northern Honshu, on Aug. 2. The floats have enormous images of popular legendary characters and are lit from the inside, making them glow eerily in the dark. After the festival, they are thrown into a river or the sea as a means of sending away illness or bad fortune.

The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)

The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)

Tony Curtis Characters: Marvin Lazar Film: The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1976) Director: John Berry 30 June 1978 BNB.JAPAN.3--BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN --A seedy agent cons the Bears into going to Japan to make his fortune. He himself is conned and conquered by the Bears who persuade him to go straight. BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN airs on the ABC Family Channel. (ｩABC Family) TONY CURTIS as Marvin Lazar Date: 30 June 1978

The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)

The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978)

Tony Curtis & Baseball Team Characters: Marvin Lazar & Film: The Bad News Bears Go To Japan (1978) Director: John Berry 30 June 1978 BNB.JAPAN.2--BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN --A seedy agent cons the Bears into going to Japan to make his fortune. He himself is conned and conquered by the Bears who persuade him to go straight. BAD NEWS BEARS GO TO JAPAN airs on the ABC Family Channel. (ｩABC Family) Date: 30 June 1978

Unification Church leader in Japan resigns after church-member ar

Unification Church leader in Japan resigns after church-member ar

TOKYO, Japan - Eiji Tokuno, head of the Unification Church in Japan, reads out a statement during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 13. Tokuno announced his resignation to take responsibility for stirring public concern after some church members were arrested and indicted for allegedly selling expensive personal seals by telling people they would suffer bad fortune if they did not buy the items. (Kyodo)