Japan govt. to question former Unification Church on Tuesday

Japan's education and culture minister, Nagaoka Keiko, says she will exercise the government's legal authority on Tuesday to question the religious group formerly known as the Unification Church.

The group is accused of soliciting large donations from followers and conducting dubious marketing practices known as spiritual sales.

It will be the first time for the government to exercise the authority to question a group, as permitted in a legal revision passed in 1996.

If the government uncovers facts that warrant an order to disband the group, it is expected to seek a court order to do so.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221122_14/