An Associated Press wire story, byline Mari Yamaguchi, published 25 March 2025 and read via PBS NewsHour, on the Tokyo court order dissolving the Unification Church's Japanese legal status, quoting Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs on a settlement total exceeding 20 billion yen involving more than 1,500 people.
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Tier 2: an Associated Press wire story, byline Mari Yamaguchi, published 25 March 2025 and read via its PBS NewsHour republication, reporting on the Tokyo court order dissolving the Unification Church's Japanese legal status. It states plainly, quoting Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs, a government body, that settlements the church reached in or out of court exceeded 20 billion yen, about 132 million dollars, and involved more than 1,500 people. A direct wire account naming the government agency on the record, not an unattributed estimate. Citation
AuthorMari Yamaguchi
PublisherThe Associated Press, via PBS NewsHour
Publication Year2025
URLhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/court-in-japan-orders-dissolution-of-unification-church
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Mari, Deities This source names Mari directly: "An Associated Press wire story, byline Mari Yamaguchi, published 25 March 2025 and read via PBS NewsHour, on the Tokyo court order dissolving the Unification Church's Japanese legal status, quoting..."
Source Court in Japan Orders the Dissolution of the Unification Church (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour, 2025)Mari Yamaguchi
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