But the church, more popularly known as the "Moonies", argued that the donations were part of legitimate religious activities. It can appeal to overturn Tuesday's ruling. The order handed down by ...

A Japanese court ordered on March 25 that a religious sect be stripped of official recognition, the government said, in the ...

The incident has led to the revelation of cozy ties between LDP lawmakers including Abe and the Moonies. "Many LDP lawmakers who had relations (with the church) have yet to fulfill their ...

A Japanese court ordered on Tuesday that a religious sect be stripped of official recognition, the government said, in the ...

A government spokesman told AFP that the Tokyo District Court "issued the dissolution order" for the Japanese chapter of the Unification Church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" ...