Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday instructed his culture minister to launch an investigation into the contentious Unification Church amid opposition pressure and slumping support for his Cabinet.
TOKYO, Japan —
The result of the probe could see the organization lose its status as a religious corporation and its tax benefits. The Unification Church, formally known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, has been under the spotlight for encouraging its followers to make exorbitant donations in the form of “spiritual sales” in return for “karmic benefits.”“The government has taken seriously the fact that there are a large number of victims as well as poverty and broken families, and they haven’t been provided with adequate relief,” Kishida said.
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