Japan 2024 post-Abe religious-policy reform (umbrella)
Umbrella for Japanese government 2023+ religious-policy reform context following the 2022 Abe assassination. Substantial scrutiny of Japanese new religions including Unification Church.
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Profile facts
In context
Following the July 2022 assassination of Shinzo Abe, the Japanese government opened substantial scrutiny of new religions ('shin-shukyo'), particularly the Unification Church. October 2023 dissolution petition filed against the Family Federation. Broader regulatory review continuing.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 2022-07Abe assassination
- 2023-10Family Federation dissolution petition
Sources
- Various Japanese government documents search ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. The search ↗ link runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.