Overview
- Following the Tokyo High Court's dissolution order, the Tokyo District Court on March 4 appointed lawyer Ito Nao as liquidator to oversee the process.
- Ito has begun a nationwide inventory of church-related assets and is soliciting reports from people who suffered donation-related harm.
- He warned the unprecedented procedure could take years to complete given its scope and complexity.
- Reports note the Religious Corporations Law lacks detailed liquidation procedures, heightening concerns about enforcement if assets are concealed.
- The National Lawyers' Liaison Committee met in Tokyo on March 7, calling it a heavy responsibility to secure a proper dissolution and urging vigilance over political ties after Education Minister Yohei Matsumoto disclosed prior contact on March 6.