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| May 10 ,2001 To Whom It May Concern The National Network of Lawyers Against the Spiritual Sales (Japan) Secretary General HIROSHI YAMAGUCHI Attorney at Law TOKYO KYODO LAW OFFICE 5th Floor Cosmo-shinjukugyoen Bldg 1-1-7 Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku Tokyo Japan TEL 3-3341-3133 FAX 3-3355-0445 This is to remind you that the Unification Church has been recently in touch with some VIPs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Republic of Palau. In April,2000,the church invited the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to Japan and Korea. In November,2000,a 40-day workshop for the leaders from the Pacific-basin countries was held in Kona,Hawaii. In the Republic of Palau, hiding their identities, the church members have been trying to get involved in the activities of NGOs such as World Service Corps. They are even planning to migrate to the countries in the Pacific for the purpose of establishing the Church Headquarters. The founder of the Church, Rev.Sun Myung came up with the idea of purchasing a large expanse of wetland in Brazil, where he was planning to establish an "earthly paradise" by 2000. A great deal of money was invested and a large number of Japanese members were mobilized just for the project. This venture has never been realized and the environment was disrupted pretty badly after all. The Church uses money to get to the powerful political figures of developing nations like North Korea. The money has been collected mainly in Japan through illegal activities by the church members. Many courts judged that the activities of collecting money committed by followers of the Unification Church are illegal. Moreover, in February 2001, the Supreme Court has given a judgement that the U.C's method of recruiting members is illegal(see Appendix B). Over the 14 years since 1987, more than 20,000 people have claimed sums totalling 800 million dollars. The Church has initiated numerous organizations established by members(see Appendix A). However, they completely deny any affiliation with the Unification Church. Rev. Moon talks about the value of "True Love" and "True Family". And he claims that he is here to fulfill the Divine mission that Jesus Christ couldn't accomplish. But that's not exactly what he wants. His ambition is to take over the whole world in his hands utilizing the power of money teaching. Therfore, we would wholeheartedly request you to pay attention to the activities of members of the Unification Church and its front organizations in your country or region. Sincerely yours, ＨＩＲＯＳＨＩ ＹＡＭＡＧＵＣＨＩ Attorney at Law (Appendix A ) Front Groups of the Unification Church IIFWP---Inter religious and International Federation for World Peace WANGO--- World Association of NGOs FFWPU--- Family Federation for World Peace and Unification WTF --- The Washington Times Foundation ICUS --- International Conference on the Unity of the Science WUF --- World University Federation IRFWP --- Inter-religious Federation for World Peace WMA --- World Media Association WCARP --- World Collegiate Association for the Research of the Principle YFWP --- Youth Federation for World Peace PWPA --- Professors World Peace Academy MAWP --- Martial Arts Federation for Peace (Appendix B ) Judgements handled down by court in Japan
In May 1987, about 300 lawyers united and established Network of Lawyers Against the Spiritual Sales. The network seeks to eradicate spiritual sales and to help those persons who have suffered damages as result of spiritual sales. ( Please access our website, written in English http://www.mesh.ne.jp/reikan/) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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