Japan gov’t to begin investigation of Unification Church

FILE PHOTO: A no trespassing sign is placed outside the entrance of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, more commonly known as the Unification Church is seen at its Tokyo headquarters in Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO — Japan’s government said an Tuesday it would begin a probe of the Unification Church, starting a process that could strip the religious group of its legal status.

The government will give the church until Dec. 9 to answer questions about its finances and organization, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Keiko Nagaoka told a regular news conference, where she announced the decision.

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