{"id":17448,"date":"2025-09-03T21:07:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/?p=17448"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:29:46","slug":"japan-religious-freedom-at-risk-warns-former-eu-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/sk\/2025\/09\/03\/japan-religious-freedom-at-risk-warns-former-eu-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN \u2013 Religious Freedom at Risk, Warns Former EU Envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Dissolution of the Family Federation is \u201cArbitrary\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jan Fige\u013e, Former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Warns Japan Against Ignoring UN Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/janfigel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2.png 640w, https:\/\/janfigel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldtimes.co.jp\/opinion\/interview\/20250902-199252\/\"><strong>Sekai Nippo<\/strong><\/a><br>September 2\u20133, 2025<br><em>By Yosuke Yamazaki \u2013 US Correspondent of Sekai Nippo (World Times)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jan Fige\u013e was born in 1960 in the former Czechoslovakia. He served as European Commissioner from 2004 to 2009, Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia from 2010 to 2012, and later as Chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (2009\u20132016). In 2016 he became the first EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU. He is currently President of the Forum for Religious Freedom \u2013 Europe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_3864\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foref-europe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jfigel1.jpg-300x199.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3864\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jan Figel \u2013 President of FOREF Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2025, the Tokyo District Court ordered the dissolution of the&nbsp;<strong>Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly Unification Church)<\/strong>&nbsp;under the Civil Code. The church immediately appealed, and the case is now before the Tokyo High Court. In this interview, Jan Fige\u013e expressed deep concern over the ruling and its implications for religious freedom in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On March 25, the Tokyo District Court issued a dissolution order against the Family Federation. What is your assessment of this decision?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am deeply concerned. The order lacks a constitutional legal basis and clearly violates Japan\u2019s obligations under the&nbsp;<em>International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Such measures endanger not only one minority faith but also others, because injustice against one community always threatens others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision is based on questionable evidence and accusations. It lacks substantive foundation and appears to have been driven more by political motives than by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What in particular troubles you about this ruling?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court\u2019s decision is arbitrary, unconstitutional, and unlawful. It violates basic principles of due process. For example, the hearings have been conducted behind closed doors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Article 81 of the Religious Corporations Act allows dissolution only when an organization commits illegal acts that&nbsp;<em>seriously<\/em>&nbsp;harm public welfare. Yet the Tokyo District Court expanded this to include 32 civil cases spanning 40 years involving former members. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology even changed its interpretation of the law in order to request dissolution\u2014something unprecedented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, missionary activity and donations were judged to violate \u201csocial norms\u201d and \u201csocial fairness.\u201d But these concepts are far too vague, opening the door to arbitrary use of state and judicial power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_3865\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foref-europe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Bild-2-233x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3865\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">International Human Rights Attorney Patricia Duval speaking at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland 16th June 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN Human Rights Committee has already recommended that Japan refrain from restricting religious freedom on the basis of \u201cpublic welfare.\u201d Article 18 of the&nbsp;<em>International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights<\/em>&nbsp;does not allow such restrictions. On the contrary, states are obliged to protect minority religions against hostility from dominant groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, Japan tolerated forced deprogramming by Protestant pastors. Many plaintiffs in this case were themselves subjected to coercion, confinement, and so-called \u201cdeprogramming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even worse, the Tokyo District Court adopted the unscientific \u201cmind control\u201d theory, assuming victimhood without evidence. This is proof of bias and arbitrariness. Legitimate courts must not be swayed by political pressure or media campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The future of Japanese democracy depends on transparency, accountability, respect for human dignity, and the protection of fair justice for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You have pointed out that the movement against the Family Federation has roots in the Japanese Communist Party\u2019s activities decades ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. Marxist atheism lies at the root of this long-standing hostility. Such ideology often inspires radical attempts to exclude faith in God and suppress religion, because religion frees people from the worship of secular values and authoritarian state power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know this from experience. I lived half my life under communist dictatorship in Czechoslovakia. My own uncle was killed by the secret police. The regime sought to crush both historic and new religions through many forms of coercion. But it ultimately collapsed, peacefully, in 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Slovakia, the main force behind the peaceful resistance and the fight for freedom was the Christian community\u2014especially the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If the dissolution is upheld, how will it affect other religious minorities and human rights in Japan?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\" id=\"attachment_3866\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foref-europe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tokyo-District-Court.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3866\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tokyo District Court (Image: Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If confirmed, it will damage Japan\u2019s image and credibility as a democracy and may endanger other minority religions, including smaller and newer groups such as Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Japan should learn from the harm caused worldwide by state-imposed ideologies and religious oppression, which have often led to deep internal divisions. The state exists to serve all citizens, not just the majority or a favored group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You describe religious freedom as a \u201clitmus test\u201d for human rights. Why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freedom of religion is inseparable from freedom of thought and conscience. It belongs to everyone\u2014believers, non-believers, and atheists alike. This \u201cinner freedom\u201d is guaranteed by Article 18 of the&nbsp;<em>Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/em>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<em>International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If inner freedom is not respected, then \u201couter freedoms\u201d\u2014speech, press, assembly, association\u2014will also be endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It begins inside each person and is expressed outwardly through acts of faith, family, and community. Internal freedom is absolute and must be fully respected by state and institutions. External expression can be regulated only if restrictions are legal, necessary, and proportionate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You opposed dissolution from the beginning. Do you see growing international concern?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. I wrote personally to Japan\u2019s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, but received no reply. However, opposition abroad is growing. Japan has long been respected as a moderate democracy, but its reputation is now at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hear concerns, shock, and even protests from governments and civil society worldwide. How a country treats minorities\u2014not its majority\u2014is the true measure of its democratic credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What role can the United Nations play?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Nazila Ghanea, requested to visit Japan to investigate possible violations of minority rights. Unfortunately, the Japanese government has not allowed her visit. Japan should engage in dialogue with her and the UN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And the United States?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. has the greatest political and moral influence. I hope it will treat this issue seriously and initiate dialogue with Japan at a high level. Human dignity and fundamental rights are more important than business interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the U.S. acts responsibly, it can help bring about positive change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foref-europe.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/08\/japan-religious-freedom-at-risk-warns-former-eu-envoy\/\">https:\/\/foref-europe.org\/blog\/2025\/09\/08\/japan-religious-freedom-at-risk-warns-former-eu-envoy\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dissolution of the Family Federation is \u201cArbitrary\u201d Jan Fige\u013e, Former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Warns Japan Against Ignoring UN Recommendations Sekai NippoSeptember 2\u20133, 2025By Yosuke Yamazaki \u2013 US Correspondent of Sekai Nippo (World Times) Jan Fige\u013e was born in 1960 in the former Czechoslovakia. 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