Masaki Nakamasa reflects on how Japan reached a moment where a religious corporation can be dissolved without a real public debate
The Unification Church Case in Japan: A Scholar Confronts a Society That No Longer Listens
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The Unification Church Case in Japan: Buddhist Leader Shindo Mizuta Speaks Out
Kongoji Temple’s Chief Priest warns that the dissolution is reshaping Japan’s treatment of religion in ways that threaten every faith community.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 3. Forced Conversions
A journalist describes years of abductions, confinement, coerced renunciations, and litigation that shaped public hostility toward the Unification Church.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 2. In the Aftermath of the Abe Assassination
A journalist traces the chain of events that turned a single crime into a nationwide campaign against an innocent religious minority.
After the Unification Church’s Dissolution in Japan. 1. Dissolved Without Having Committed Crimes
A bestselling author explains why her investigation reveals a profound crisis for religious liberty and constitutional guarantees in contemporary Japan.
How Japan’s Unification Church Case Went Off the Rails: Attorney Nakayama’s Inside Account
A conversation with critic Eitaro Ogawa reveals how political pressure, media hysteria, and flawed evidence converged to produce a judicial failure.
How a Narrative Was Built: Fact-Checker Kato Reads the Unification Church Case in Japan
A leading journalist documented, with statistical data, how activists and media fabricated a climate leading to the dissolution of the religious organization.
Hate Crimes Against the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Western Europe
When media spread intolerance, and authorities promote discrimination, violence is a logical consequence.
The Saga of AROPL: Syed Ali Akhbari, The Enforcer of the Narrative
A public agitator turns online polemics into real-world intimidation against a vulnerable minority.
The “Hungarian Model”—Novel Means of State Harassment Against Scientology in Hungary
Will the new government restore religious liberty and put an end to anti-Scientology bigotry and discrimination?