Japanese media report the courts may be asked to disband the Unification church amid criticism of ruling party’s ties to organisation
, according to the Kyodo news agency, which cited an unnamed government source.
But it could operate in a new incarnation. After it lost its status as a religious legal entity in late 1995, the Aum doomsday cult renamed itself Aleph and continues to recruit members and solicit donations, according to the justice ministry. Some members of Kishida’s party have reportedly cautioned against dissolution, however, fearing that the government could be accused of trampling on religious freedoms.
Abe was not a member, but sent a congratulatory video message to a church affiliate in late 2021, in which he said he shared its belief in traditional family values.
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