Why the Unification Church Should Not Be Dissolved. 4. The Witch Hunt Should Be Stopped
There are no legal reasons to dissolve the Family Federation. The campaign against it follows decades of bigotry and discrimination.
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Tatsuki Nakayama graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo in 1998. He was admitted as a lawyer in 2005 and graduated from the National University of Singapore Law School in 2010. After working as an international lawyer at a Singapore law firm, he opened Nakayama & Partners in 2015. After studying as a certified fraud examiner in 2016, at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and Singularity University, he became a business ethics expert in 2022. He has held executive positions and other important positions in the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, which includes 1,500 lawyers worldwide. His major works are “Global Governance and Compliance” and “Integrity” (both published by Chuokeizaisha), and his recent books include “English Negotiation Techniques” (Heisei Publishing).
There are no legal reasons to dissolve the Family Federation. The campaign against it follows decades of bigotry and discrimination.
While some problems existed in the past, only four lawsuits have been filed for refund of donations since 2009, and not a single case has been filed in the last seven years.
The Religious Corporation Act should be strictly interpreted to protect religious freedom. The Family Federation does not meet the criteria for dissolution.
We serialize a book where a prominent Japanese lawyer explains why he decided to represent the church, and tells Prime Minister Kishida that dissolving it would be a tragic mistake.