Coverage dated December 9, 2022

New Japan Law Aims at Unification Church Fundraising Abuses

Headline from Voice of America

Japan’s parliament has enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage

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Reports & sources

8 articles, oldest first.

  1. Portland Press Herald

    New Japanese law targets Unification Church fundraising abuses (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The statute allows donors to seek the return of their money and prohibits religious groups from soliciting funds by coercion or linking donations to spiritual salvation.

  2. Voice of America

    New Japan Law Aims at Unification Church Fundraising Abuses (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Japan’s parliament has enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage

  3. PBS NewsHour

    New law in Japan takes aim at Unification Church's coercive fundraising tactics (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by religious and other groups, which mainly targets the Unification Church, whose fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party caused public outrage.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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