The first settlements have been reached in petitions filed by former followers of the Unification Church demanding refunds of donations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/crime-legal/unification-church-first-donation-refund-settlements/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #unificationchurch #japanesecourts
Japanese victims of the Unification Church's donation program have called for fundamental solutions regarding the controversial religious group after its leader was arrested in South Korea on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/japan/unification-church-japan-victims-react/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #unificationchurch #southkorea #hanhakja #yooksukyeol
The leader of the Unification Church was jailed after a South Korean issued a warrant to detain her in relation to graft allegations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/asia-pacific/crime-legal/south-korea-unification-church-jailed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #unificationchurch #southkorea #hanhakja #yoonsukyeol
Prosecutors have questioned the leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, over her alleged involvement in bribing the wife of ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as part of a criminal probe into the couple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/17/asia-pacific/crime-legal/unification-church-south-korea-first-lady/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #unificationchurch #hanhakja #yoonsukyeol #southkorea
It’s been three years since the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and yet, the trial of the 44-year-old man accused of the crime still hasn’t begun. Here are where things stand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-three-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe#tetsuyayamagami #nara#unificationchurch #japanesecourts