### [2025-03-25](/feed/2025/03/25/index.md)

##### Criticism of Unification Church in Japan
# The Tokyo District Court orders the South Korean Unification Church to dissolve as a religious organization in Japan. It is the first religious group to be given a revocation order in modern Japanese history. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/japan-unification-church-dissolution-d5e1fdf3cb671d6ffeb45d75620ef8b2)
2. [DW](https://www.dw.com/en/japan-court-orders-unification-church-dissolved/a-72025714)

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