Overview
- Relations sources say the nonpublic appeal over the dissolution order will conclude with a Tokyo High Court decision on March 4.
- Tokyo District Court ordered dissolution in March 2025, citing civil torts and recognizing at least 1,500 victims and roughly ¥20.4 billion in losses.
- If the order stands, a court‑appointed liquidator would begin investigating and managing assets to facilitate repayments to victims.
- The Education Ministry formally sought the dissolution in October 2023 after years of complaints about coercive donation practices.
- As the court timeline advances, Shukan Bunshun reported the prime minister’s office sent greetings to church affiliates in 2016, and the deputy chief cabinet secretary declined to comment on the report.