旧統一教会、「指定宗教法人」に　財産監視強化の対象―文科省

　世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）の被害者救済に向けた特例法を巡り、文部科学省が教団を財産監視の強化対象となる「指定宗教法人」に指定する方針を固めたことが１９日、関係者への取材で分かった。
　文科省は教団に弁明の機会を与えると通知。回答期限は３月１日で、同省は教団からの弁明を踏まえ、宗教法人審議会に諮問した上で正式に指定する。（2024/02/19-21:34）

Japan's culture ministry plans to designate the Unification Church as a religious group subject to stricter monitoring of its assets under a special law to ensure relief to victims of malpractices involving the controversial religious organization, according to informed sources.
   The ministry has notified the organization, formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, that it will be given an opportunity to explain itself in relation to the planned designation until March 1, the sources said Monday.
   The designation will become official after the ministry consults with the Religious Juridical Persons Council based on explanations from the group.
   The special law was enacted last December to keep closer tabs on assets held by a law-breaking religious group that the government seeks to dissolve, and to prevent any outflow of the assets before the dissolution order is issued.
   A religious group will be designated under the law if it is believed to have produced a large number of victims. A designated religious group will be required to give notice one month in advance to authorities when disposing of its real properties and submit a list of its assets every three months.