宗教法人が十分な社会的議論もないまま解散させられる――日本はなぜ、このような状況に至ったのか。仲正昌樹氏が振り返る。
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The Unification Church Case in Japan: A Scholar Confronts a Society That No Longer Listens
Masaki Nakamasa reflects on how Japan reached a moment where a religious corporation can be dissolved without a real public debate
日本の統一教会問題：仏教者・水田真道住職が声を上げる
金剛寺の住職は、今回の解散命令を機に、宗教に対する扱いが変質し、あらゆる宗教団体が脅かされかねないと警鐘を鳴らす。
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.
日本の統一教会事件はいかにして道を踏み外したのか：中山達樹弁護士が語る舞台裏
文芸評論家・小川榮太郎氏との対談を通じて、政治的圧力、過熱報道、そして信頼性に疑問がある証拠が、いかにして司法の失敗を招いたのかが明らかになる。
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.
“Cult” Controversies in Asia: Democratic Neutrality, Delegitimization and the Erosion of Religious Liberty
From Mainland China, Japan, and Korea to the Tai Ji Men case in Taiwan, different categories of actors operate to reduce freedom of religion or belief.