New Book: 35 Experts Slam Dissolution Case

New book in Japanese: “Objection to the ‘Dissolution Order’ Against the Family Federation – Statements from 35 Experts from Japan and Abroad”   

Statements by 35 Experts from Japan, Europe, and the USA Where They All Object to the Dissolution Order Against the Family Federation 

Press Release

Press release issued by the Family Federation of Japan 1^st July 2025 concerning the publication of a new book in Japanese: “Objection to the ‘Dissolution Order’ Against the Family Federation – Statements from 35 Experts from Japan and Abroad”. See original article in Japanese.

See also Invented Harm, Lawfare, and Dissolution Order

We are pleased to announce the publication of the book “Objection to the ‘Dissolution Order’ Against the Family Federation – Statements from 35 Experts from Japan and Abroad”, edited by attorney Tatsuki Nakayama (中山達樹) and published by Good Time Publishing.

This book compiles into one volume the written opinions submitted to the Tokyo District Court during the first trial of the government’s request for the dissolution of the Family Federation.

In the foreword, Attorney Nakayama writes:

“This book contains valuable opinion statements submitted to the court by politicians, scholars, journalists, pastors, and other intellectuals from Japan and abroad, who opposed the dissolution of the Family Federation and sought to challenge the abnormal ‘atmosphere’ following the assassination of former Prime Minister Abe.

I hope readers will experience this brave, refreshing, and righteously indignant wave of resistance, boiling over with passion.”

The 35 experts featured in the book are as follows:

[Japanese experts]

• Satoshi Hamada (浜田 聡) – Member of the House of Councillors
• Toshikazu Masubuchi (増渕 賢 一) – Former Speaker of the Tochigi Prefectural Assembly
• Norio Hosoya (細谷 典男) – City Council Member of Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture
• Hajime Takahira  (高比良 元) – Former Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly Member
• Hideo Mima (美馬 秀夫) – Tokushima City Council Member
• Shingo Inoue (井上 真吾) – Kitakyushu City Council Member, Fukuoka
• Minoru Okada (岡田 実) – Tottori City Council Member
• Takeshi Tanaka (pseudonym) – Local Assembly Member in Miyazaki Prefecture
• Masatoshi Hayashi (林 正寿) – Professor Emeritus, Waseda University
• Seishiro Sugihara (杉原 誠四郎) – Former Professor, Musashino Women’s University
• Masaki Nakamasa (仲正 昌樹) – Professor, Kanazawa University
• Young-chul Ko (高 永喆) – Visiting Researcher, Takushoku University
• Masakazu Kobayashi (pseudonym) – Professor at a private university in Tokyo
• Shigeru Yamada (pen name) – Sociologist
• Kenichi Furuya (pseudonym) – Professor Emeritus, National University
• Eitaro Ogawa (小川 榮太郎) – Literary Critic
• Masumi Fukuda (福田 ますみ) – Non-fiction Writer
• Masaki Kubota (窪田 順生) – Non-fiction Writer
• Fumihiro Kato (加藤 文宏) – Author
• Humayun A. Mughal – Journalist
• Haruhisa Nakagawa (中川 晴久) – Pastor, Lord’s Sheep Christian Church
• Tatsuhiro Iwamoto (岩本 龍弘) – Pastor
• Ryuichi Sunagawa (砂川 竜一) – Pastor, Tsukishiro Christian Church
• Satoshi Mizota (溝田 悟士) – Evangelist, Speech-Language-Hearing Therapist
• Tatsuki Nakayama (中山 達樹) – International Attorney
• Tatsuaki Park (pseudonym) – Former Director, Local Chapter of Mindan (Korean Residents Union in Japan)
• Shunsuke Uotani (魚谷 俊輔) – Secretary-General, UPF Japan

[International experts]

• Statements by four human rights activists:
  • Willy Fautré – Director, NGO Human Rights Without Frontiers
  • Ján Figeľ – Former EU Commissioner for Education
  • Massimo Introvigne – Sociologist of Religion
  • Aaron Rhodes – President, Forum for Religious Freedom
• Patricia Duval – International Attorney
• Massimo Introvigne – Sociologist of Religion (appears again)
• Paula White – Pastor (currently Director of the U.S. White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative)
• Newt Gingrich – Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Mike Pompeo – 70th U.S. Secretary of State

This is the only book that brings together such a collection of valuable expert statements from across various fields. We encourage you to read it. (Available via Amazon and bookstores.)

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“Objection to the ‘Dissolution Order’ Against the Family Federation – Statements from 35 Experts from Japan and Abroad”
Editor: Tatsuki Nakayama (International Attorney)
Publisher: Good Time Publishing
Publication Date: 20^th July 2025 (Available for purchase from around July 1)
Page Count: 322 pages
Price: ¥1,400 + tax

See also Invented Harm, Lawfare, and Dissolution Order

Featured image above: The front cover page of “Objection to the ‘Dissolution Order’ Against the Family Federation – Statements from 35 Experts from Japan and Abroad”

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