If confirmed, the sect nicknamed the ‘Moonies’ may become the third religious group ordered to disband in Japan.

The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in Japan since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could ...

The Unification Church has come under intense scrutiny in the country since a former prime minister was assassinated, but it could soon fall even further from grace.

Out-of-print publications in South Korea that are now appearing online show that Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church, regarded himself as a kingmaker and even savior in Japanese ...

Traditional groups considered them heretics since the founder argued he had been chosen by Jesus. Sun Myung Moon chose ... to show how dangerous Moon and the ‘moonies’ were”, says Bromley.

Authorities said in October 2023 they were seeking to dissolve the influential sect, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the "Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon. The church is ...