A Japanese court has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church over its connection to the death of ...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to nuclear disarmament, a day after a forum ...

Under scrutiny since the murder of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022, the Japanese branch of the Unification Church ...

The 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and subsequent investigations unearthed decades of cozy ...

The Unification Church is the first religious group in Japan to face a revocation order under civil law. Two other groups ...

Tomiichi Murayama, who as prime minister issued a landmark statement of “remorse” for Japan’s actions in World War II, marked his 100th birthday on March 2, expressing his hope that the ...

An investigation triggered by the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe found the group had manipulated its followers ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed.

The assassination in 2022 of Shinzo Abe, the country’s former prime minister, led to an investigation into the group’s ...

After President Trump's about-face with NATO partners, some in Asia are wondering if they're next. NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks to Tomohiko Taniguchi, a former advisor to Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe.

How did the church come under scruntiny in Japan? The 2022 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and subsequent investigations unearthed decades of cozy ties between the ...