PM lowers bar for Japan gov't to seek Unification Church disband order

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida lowered the bar for the Unification Church to be issued a dissolution order Wednesday, saying the government could request a court consider it if the controversial religious group is found to have violated civil law.Kishida retracted remarks from a day earlier in which he said the government could request an order to dissolve the church only if an investigation determines it has engaged in acts that breach criminal law.At a parliamentary session on Wednesday, Kishida said his administration decided on the new interpretation after taking into account rec…READ FULL ARTICLE