Documents prove that private anti-cult organizations had a key role in the creation of government documents that caused a surge of hate speech and violence.
Japan
Tai Ji Men Case, FoRB Problems in Japan, France, Discussed in Leuven
At an international religious liberty conference, panelists insisted that different incidents are not isolated but should be confronted in a comparative perspective.
Taiwan, France, Japan: Roots and Consequences of an Anti-Cult Ideology
Some had predicted the demise of religion in the Global West after the end of the Cold War. It did not happen—which caused harsh reactions.
A Conference Discusses the Religious Liberty Crisis in Japan and Internationally
While there are other critical situations, including in France, what is happening in Japan is unprecedented in a democratic country in our century.
日本の学校で配布された保守的宗教に反対するパンフレット
未成年者は、何かをしたりしなかったりすることで地獄に行くと諭されたり、宗教活動に連れていかれることは「虐待」の一つであると教えられます。
Artemisia Gentileschi versus Japan’s Ministry of Education
The Genoa exhibition of the great Italian Baroque painter is an opportunity to reflect on how protecting children from “sexy” Biblical images is not an intelligent idea.
Unification Church in Japan: A Politician Asks Inconvenient but Pertinent Questions in the Parliament
House of Councillors member Satoshi Hamada represents a tiny “contrarian” party. Yet, the questions he asked on March 12 were the right ones.
公的機関による宗教的マイノリティへの誹謗中傷：大阪地方裁判所の誤った判決
裁判所は、統一教会とUPFを「反社会的」であるとした地方自治体による決議は違法ではないと言った。 同様の訴訟において、欧州人権裁判所は異なる判決を下した。
Largest Buddhist Religious Group in Japan Critical of the Dissolution Case Filed Against the Unification Church
Soto Zen, a 11-million-strong Buddhist sect, is no friend of the Unification Church. Yet it warned that the dissolution may be against the Constitution and set a dangerous precedent.
日本における統一教会問題：政治家が声を大にして言う３．解散命令請求の背後にある政治的動機
統一教会解散は、左翼及び日本共産党の古き夢だ。しかしなぜ自民党の岸田首相はなぜこれに従ったのか。