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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Proposed new legislation on religious groups 'insufficient'

People whose parents have ties with the Unification Church attend a press conference in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

Six men and women whose parents have ties with the Unification Church have criticized the outline of a new law to remedy damage caused by religious groups and prevent future harm, saying its relief measures are insufficient for the children of Unification Church followers.

According to the outline, the children of religious group followers and others would be able to demand money that would have been spent on their upbringing in the future, when they seek to have revoked donations that were made by the followers.

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