Han Hak-ja, 83, gave South Korea's former first lady two Chanel bags and a diamond necklace, a court found.

South Korea’s ‘moonies’ church leader sentenced to jail in former first lady bribery case - Han Hak Ja convicted over political funds and luxury gifts given to former first lady ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church in Japan was ordered dissolved by a court Tuesday after a government request spurred by the investigation into the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister ...

The "Moonies" church will in fact become the first religious organization to be disbanded in Japan, reports the BBC. The Tokyo High Court rejected the Unification Church's appeal of last year's order ...

The fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022 didn't just shatter the country's sense of safety—it blew open a long-muted scandal around the Unification Church, better ...

A corruption scandal involving an 83-year-old religious leader accused of gifting a diamond necklace, two Chanel handbags, and a ginseng root to the president’s wife can seem almost quaint from the ...

The Rod of Iron Ministries is a far-right church founded by the son of accused Moonies cult leader. They worship carrying AR-15s. Earlier this month, an event held by the church featured top MAGA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Han Hak-ja arriving at a Seoul court for her sentencing hearing on Monday [Reuters] The leader of the controversial Unification ...

Han Hak-ja arriving at a Seoul court for her sentencing hearing on Monday The leader of the controversial Unification Church has been sentenced to two years in prison for bribing South Korea's former ...