Michael Mickler

Dissolution of the Kishida Administration: A Boon for Religious Freedom in Japan?

by Michael Mickler | Aug 27, 2024 | Op-eds Global

Under Kishida, Japan went through the worst religious liberty crisis in its recent history. Will his successor improve the situation? by Michael Mickler Kishida announcing he will step down as LDP leader, August 14, 2024. Credits. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio...

Does Japan Have an Independent Judiciary? Implications for the Unification Church Dissolution Case

by Michael Mickler | Jan 13, 2024 | Op-eds Global

Scholars have noted that, while proclaimed by the Constitution, the independence of the Japanese judiciary is in fact limited by the government’s role in appointing and promoting judges.

Michael Mickler

Michael Mickler, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Historical Studies at the HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership and Director of the Sunhak Institute of History USA. He is the author inter alia of “The Unification Church Movement” (Cambridge University Press, 2022), and of more than fifty articles on the Unification movement. Dr. Mickler is a member of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification.