A former member of the Unification Church holds a press conference, which the church attempts to disrupt.

On Friday, the controversial Unification Church sent a statement reportedly signed by the former believer's parents to prevent her from speaking out at a press conference about the abuses she and other followers allegedly suffered at the hands of the church.

Sayuri Ogawa's paren...

The head of Japan's lower house has promised to clarify the government's ties to the Unification Church

After opposition parties in Japan's Diet demanded an explanation from lower house chief Hiroyuki Hosoda on Thursday, Hosoda stated his willingness to do so.

Leader of the biggest opposition party in Japan, Kenta Izumi, called for an extraordinary session of parliament on Wednesday t...

The Japanese lower house speaker has admitted to having ties to the Unification Church.

There has been rising pressure on Japan's lower house chief to explain his questionable ties to the Unification Church, and on Thursday, he finally did so.

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Hiroyuki Hosoda, released a statement in which he admitted to speaking at three re...

Conflicting opinions on Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy in relation to Russia and German unification

Mikhail Gorbachev, the final head of state of the Soviet Union, passed away on Tuesday. His political legacy is still hotly debated in modern-day Russia. He was well received in the West but is still disliked at home. His involvement in the events leading to the unification of Germany is a topic ...

Kishida swears to break the LDP's links to the Unification Church.

According to the Prime Minister Fumio Kishida he stated that The Unification Church, which has gained attraction among the people after the death of former leader Shinzo Abe they will be forced to end its links with parliamentarians.

According to Kishida he announced at a press conferen...