Tokyo District Court orders former Unification Church to pay fine. This is the first time that a fine has been imposed over the right to ask questions.
The church is expected to appeal the decision. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has filed a request for an order to disband the cult. It will be interesting to see if the latest fine will have an impact on the hearing, and it will beinteresting to see whether the fine will help or hurt the case.