Japanese Government to Ask Court to Dissolve Unification Church

Only a little over a year has gone by since the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. Now, the Japanese government looks to deal a major blow to the Unification Church — the object of his assassin’s ire.

By Himari Semans

The Japanese government just asked the Tokyo District Court to dissolve the Unification Church after ending its monthslong investigation into the group’s dirty finances and operations, all of which came to light following last year’s assassination of former PM Abe Shinzo, who was targeted for LDP’s links to the religious corporation.

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The Japanese government is rolling out a plan to seek a court order to disband the Unification Church on October 13th, several government sources said Friday. Procedures for filing a dissolution request will commence after consultations with the Council on Religious Corporations which operates as an advisory body under the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) on the 12th.

Friday evening, Minister of MEXT Minister Moriyama Masahito told reporters that “nothing has…