KUALA LUMPUR: The Medical Device Authority (MDA) has banned the online sale of optical devices and contact lenses on e-commerce platforms to protect the health and safety of users' vision.
The logo of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification , known as the Unification Church, is seen at the entrance of the Japan branch headquarters in Tokyo on March 25, 2025. - AFP
TOKYO: A Japanese court ordered on Tuesday that the religious sect the Unification Church be stripped of official recognition, the government said, in the wake of the 2022 assassination of ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe. An education ministry spokesman told AFP that the Tokyo District Court"issued the dissolution order" for the Japanese chapter of the Unification Church, founded in South Korea and nicknamed the"Moonies" after its late founder, Sun Myung Moon.
Former prime minister Abe - Japan's longest-serving leader - was shot dead on the campaign trail in 2022, allegedly by a man who resented the Unification Church.Investigations after Abe's murder revealed close ties between the sect and many conservative ruling-party lawmakers, leading to the resignation of four ministers.
The Church is accused of pressuring followers into making life-ruining donations, and blamed for child neglect among its members - although it has denied any wrongdoing. - AFPKLIA operations not affected by cyber attack, says Nacsa and MAHB
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