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Japan court orders dissolution of Unification Church

Lawyer Nobuya Fukumoto (front) is surrounded by journalists in front of the Tokyo District Court in the Japanese capital on March 25, 2025, after the court ordered that his client, the Unification Church, be dissolved, a decision that will deprive the controversial organization, criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, of its status as a religious corporation with tax advantages. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, March 25 Kyodo - A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered that the Unification Church, which has been criticized for soliciting financially ruinous donations from its members, be di

Japanese PM Ishiba's Cabinet support dives below 30%, lowest since taking office

TOKYO, March 23 Kyodo - The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Cabinet plunged to 27.6 percent, the lowest since he took office in October, following revelat

Japan marks 14th anniversary of quake-tsunami, nuclear disasters

People pray facing out to sea in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated the country's northeast. (For editorial use only)(Kyodo)

SENDAI, March 11 Kyodo - Japan on Tuesday marked 14 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami rocked the country's northeast, triggering a nuclear crisis, with residents

Trump complains security pact with Japan nonreciprocal

WASHINGTON, March 6 Kyodo - U.S. President Donald Trump complained Thursday that his country's decades-old security treaty with Japan is nonreciprocal.