Demonstrators from persecuted religious minority take to the streets in Japan protesting unjust dissolution order orchestrated by militant activist leftwing lawyers
Logo of the Sekai NippoTokyo, 26th May 2025 – Published as an article in the Japanese newspaper Sekai Nippo. Republished with permission. Translated from Japanese. Original article.
“Withdraw the Dissolution Order!”
Family Federation Members Protesting in Demonstration
by the editorial department of the Sekai Nippo
“We have lived our lives earnestly. Please don’t rob us of our places of worship!”
Location of the cities mentioned. Matsuyama is on the island of Shikoku. Illustration: Maximilian Dörrbecker (Chumhwa) / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC ASA 3.0 UnpFollowing the Tokyo District Court’s issuance of a dissolution order in March against the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church), a group of followers called “Tokyo Residents’ Association for the Protection of Basic Human Rights and Freedom of Religion” held a protest march on 25th May opposing the order. The march started at East Ikebukuro Central Park in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, and circled around the Ikebukuro area. About 550 members participated, spending an hour appealing to the many citizens along the route.
The demonstration in Tokyo was led by a sound truck. Here, from a similar event in Shinjuku, Tokyo 11th May 2025. Photo: FFWPU Led by a sound truck, participants repeatedly raised their fists and chanted messages such as
● “Don’t rob us our beloved places of worship!”
● “Please listen to the true voices of the believers!”
The presence of young mothers pushing strollers and elderly followers in the procession drew attention.
A female believer in her 40s who led the chants spoke to the media after the march with tears in her eyes:
“The members of the Family Federation are like my dear family. Losing the place where we gather is truly painful. That’s why we want this dissolution order to be withdrawn.”
Members of the Family Federation march through a busy downtown area to advocate for freedom of religion – 25th May 2025, Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture. Photo: Rei Miyazawa (宮沢玲衣)On the same afternoon in downtown Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, around 100 members of the Family Federation also held a demonstration demanding freedom of religion and human rights. The demonstrators raised their fists and appealed to passersby, shouting slogans such as:
● “Let’s protect freedom of religion and human rights!”
● “Let’s protect Japan from communism!”
A similar speech was given earlier in front of the Ehime Prefectural Office before the demonstration.
Featured image above: Followers of the Family Federation march in protest holding placards – 25th May 2025, East Ikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo. Photo: Reiwa Kato (加藤玲和)
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