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The Day the Unification Church Was Dissolved

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04.03.2026 ⇢ The Day the Unification Church Was Dissolved
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Japanese media editors overwhelmingly prioritized the Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the dissolution order against the Unification Church, with nearly all major outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures. This marked only the third such dissolution order under Japan's Religious Corporations Law. Throughout the day, coverage examined the political fallout from the decision, including analysis of the court's detailed rejection of the church's claims about compensation measures and the potential impact on relations with the ruling party. Economic coverage continued to focus on the escalating Middle East conflict, with the Nikkei stock index falling over 2,600 yen to a near one-month low amid concerns about prolonged conflict and oil price surges. Reports also detailed the sinking of an Iranian frigate by a U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean, expanding the war zone.

04.03.2026
05.03.2026
00:16
日本経済新聞

NYダウ1000ドル超安、米原油77ドル台に上昇イラン大規模攻撃懸念

【ニューヨーク=伴百江】3日のニューヨーク株式市場でダウ工業株30種平均は前日比で急落して始まり、一時1100ドル超安をつけた。トランプ米大統領がイランへの大規模攻撃の可能性を示唆したことを受け、紛争の長期化への懸念が強まり、市場ではリスク回避の動きが強まった。 トランプ氏は前日、イスラエルと共同の対イラン軍事作戦で大規模攻撃に踏み切る準備に入ったと主張。米軍の地上部隊の派遣も排除せず、核施設だ…
00:16
00:16
00:20
日本経済新聞

NYダウ1100ドル超安、米原油77ドル台に上昇イラン大規模攻撃懸念

【ニューヨーク=伴百江】3日のニューヨーク株式市場でダウ工業株30種平均は前日比で急落して始まり、一時1100ドル超安をつけた。トランプ米大統領がイランへの大規模攻撃の可能性を示唆したことを受け、紛争の長期化への懸念が強まり、市場ではリスク回避の動きが強まった。 トランプ氏は前日、イスラエルと共同の対イラン軍事作戦で大規模攻撃に踏み切る準備に入ったと主張。米軍の地上部隊の派遣も排除せず、核施設だ…
00:20
00:28
日本経済新聞

NYダウ1200ドル超安、米原油77ドル台に上昇イラン大規模攻撃懸念

【ニューヨーク=伴百江】3日のニューヨーク株式市場でダウ工業株30種平均は前日比で急落して始まり、一時1200ドル超安をつけた。トランプ米大統領がイランへの大規模攻撃の可能性を示唆したことを受け、紛争の長期化への懸念が強まり、市場ではリスク回避の動きが強まった。 トランプ氏は前日、イスラエルと共同の対イラン軍事作戦で大規模攻撃に踏み切る準備に入ったと主張。米軍の地上部隊の派遣も排除せず、核施設だ…
00:28

00:40⇢Nuclear Facilities Damaged and Succession Assembly Struck

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the escalating U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, with new reports detailing the first confirmed damage to Iranian nuclear facilities from satellite analysis (Yomiuri Shimbun) and attacks on the building housing the assembly responsible for selecting the next Supreme Leader (NHK News). Coverage also includes China's opposition to the military strikes during a call with Israel's foreign minister (Sankei Shimbun) and Israeli military operations along the Lebanon border (TBS News).
09:08

09:10⇢Trump's Tanker Escort Vow

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, with new reports detailing President Trump's vow to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran's blockade declaration (TBS News, Yahoo News Japan) and the U.S. claim of near-total destruction of Iran's naval and air forces (Yahoo News Japan). Coverage also includes Japan's Prime Minister planning candid talks with Trump about Iran (Kyodo News English) and the yen weakening due to oil price increases from the crisis (Nikkei Asia).
09:16
09:23
朝日新聞

日経平均、一時1500円安の5万4000円台　中東情勢で3日続落

4日の東京株式市場で日経平均株価は3日続落して始まり、一時、前日終値より1500円超安い5万4700円台をつけた。米国とイスラエルによるイラン攻撃を受けた世界経済の先行き懸念が強まり、前日の米国株式市場で主要な株価指数がそろって下落。東京市…
09:23
09:23
09:46
Kyodo News

Speed skating: Japanese 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese 10-time Olympic speed skating medalist Miho Takagi said Wednesday she will retire after the upcoming world championships in the Netherlands.
09:46
10:15
日本経済新聞

軽油カルテル疑い、石油製品販売8社を捜索東京地検

東京都内の法人向け軽油の販売価格カルテル疑惑を巡り、東京地検特捜部と公正取引委員会は4日、独占禁止法違反（不当な取引制限）容疑で石油製品販売8社を家宅捜索した。特捜部はすでに各社に対する任意聴取を進めており、押収した資料分析と合わせて実態解明を目指す。 同日に家宅捜索したのは、ENEOSウイング（名古屋市）や東日本宇佐美（東京・文京）など。8社は物流事業者と法人契約を結び、大型トラックが利用する…
10:15
10:16
朝日新聞

日経平均、一時1700円安の5万4000円台　中東情勢で3日続落

4日の東京株式市場で日経平均株価は3日続落して始まり、一時、前日終値より1700円超安い5万4500円台をつけた。米国とイスラエルによるイラン攻撃を受けた世界経済の先行き懸念が強まり、前日の米国株式市場で主要な株価指数がそろって下落。東京市…
10:16
10:16

10:18⇢Nikkei's Three-Day Plunge

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, with multiple outlets reporting the Nikkei stock average falling over 1,700 yen for three consecutive days due to concerns about global economic slowdown and sustained high oil prices (Sankei Shimbun, NHK News, TBS News, Asahi Shimbun). New coverage includes a diesel price-fixing investigation targeting eight petroleum companies (Nikkei Shimbun) and a large-scale power outage affecting 140,000 households in Mie Prefecture (Chunichi Shimbun).
10:22
10:22
日本経済新聞

軽油カルテル疑い、石油製品販売会社を捜索東京地検

東京都内の法人向け軽油の販売価格カルテル疑惑を巡り、東京地検特捜部と公正取引委員会は4日、独占禁止法違反（不当な取引制限）容疑で都内の石油製品販売会社を家宅捜索した。特捜部はすでに各社に対する任意聴取を進めており、押収した資料分析と合わせて実態解明を目指す。 同日に家宅捜索したのは、ENEOSウイング（名古屋市）や東日本宇佐美（東京・文京）など。8社は物流事業者と法人契約を結び、大型トラックが利…
10:22
10:30
10:38
10:52
11:15
11:15
日本経済新聞

旧統一教会に高裁も解散命令、清算手続き開始民法上の不法行為で初

東京高裁（三木素子裁判長）は4日、世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）に対し、宗教法人法に基づき解散を命じる決定を出した。高額寄付勧誘を理由に解散を命じた2025年3月の東京地裁決定を支持した。決定は即座に効力が生じ、法人としての教団の清算手続きが始まる。 法令違反による解散はオウム真理教と明覚寺（和歌山県）に続き3例目。過去2例はいずれも幹部が刑事事件を起こした団体で、民法上の不法行為を根拠とす…
11:15
11:15
11:16

11:16⇢The Unification Church's Dissolution Order Upheld

⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the dissolution order against the Unification Church (Nikkei Shimbun, NHK News, TBS News, Mainichi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun), with multiple outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures. Coverage also continues on the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with the Nikkei falling over 1,900 yen (Yahoo News Japan) and a large-scale power outage affecting 140,000 households in Mie Prefecture (Chunichi Shimbun).
11:16
11:22
11:22
11:44
Kyodo News

Japan high court upholds dissolution order for Unification Church

A Japanese high court on Wednesday upheld a dissolution order for the Unification Church as requested by the central government on the grounds that it unlawfully solicited financially ruinous donations from its members.
11:44
11:44
11:52

12:01⇢The Unification Church's Final Dissolution

⌨Japanese media editors are overwhelmingly prioritizing the Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the dissolution order against the Unification Church, with nearly all major outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures (Nikkei Shimbun, NHK News, TBS News, Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Kyodo News, Yahoo News Japan). Coverage notes this marks only the third such dissolution order under Japan's Religious Corporations Law.
12:16
12:16

13:18⇢The Church's Final Reckoning

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the dissolution order against the Unification Church, with multiple outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures (Nikkei Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun, Kyodo News, Yahoo News Japan). Coverage also includes the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with the Nikkei falling over 2,600 yen (NHK News, TBS News).
13:21
Kyodo News

Nikkei falls over 3% on concern over prolonged Middle East conflict

The Nikkei stock index fell over 3 percent on Wednesday morning, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, as concern grew that the conflict in the Middle East could drag on.
13:21
13:52
Kyodo News

Nikkei plunges over 4% on Middle East concerns, oil price surge

The Nikkei stock index dropped over 4 percent Wednesday afternoon, dragged down by growing concern over the conflict in the Middle East and surging oil prices.
13:52
14:00
14:22
日本経済新聞

ニデック「10X」経営の功罪孫氏になれなかった永守氏

「あなたの年俸を30%カットするか、全社員の年収の10%をカットするか、どちらか選んでください」 ニデック創業者の永守重信氏に誘われ、大手企業から転職した元幹部のA氏は数年前のある日「永守氏の側近」と呼ばれる人物からこう言われたという。場所はA氏が再建を任されたニデックの買収企業。指示されたやり方がなかなか浸透せずに悩んでいた時期で、A氏は「社員の生活は犠牲にできない」と自分の年収カットを申し出…
14:22
14:22
14:45

15:49⇢The Church's Final Liquidation

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the dissolution order against the Unification Church, with multiple outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures (NHK News, Yomiuri Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun). Coverage also includes the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with the Nikkei plunging over 4% on oil price surges and conflict concerns (Kyodo News English, TBS News, Nikkei Asia).
16:03
Kyodo News

Nikkei ends down 3.61% at near 1-month low on Middle East concerns

Tokyo stocks tumbled on Wednesday, with the benchmark Nikkei index falling over 3 percent to a near one-month low, as selling continued due to growing concerns over the conflict in the Middle East and surging oil prices.
16:03
16:16

16:35⇢The Church's Final Reckoning

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the Tokyo High Court's decision to uphold the dissolution order against the Unification Church, with multiple outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures (Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun). Coverage also includes the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with the Nikkei falling over 2,000 yen to a near one-month low (NHK News, TBS News, Kyodo News English).
16:49
17:53

17:55⇢The Church's Final Liquidation Begins

⌨Japanese media editors continue to prioritize the Tokyo High Court's final decision to dissolve the Unification Church, with multiple outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures and examining the political fallout (NHK News, Mainichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun). Coverage also includes the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with the Nikkei falling over 2,600 yen to a near one-month low (TBS News, Kyodo News English).
17:59
18:06
日本経済新聞

信越化学、米国で塩ビ原料増産に5300億円中国過剰供給の緩和にらみ

信越化学工業は住宅の配管などに使う塩化ビニール樹脂について米国で原料増産に34億ドル（約5300億円）を投資する。原料の外部調達コストやリスクを減らす。市況が中国の過剰供給で低迷していたのが今後は影響が緩和し、底堅い需要もあって改善に向かうのを見越し攻勢に出る。化石燃料が豊富に採れる米国の地の利も生かす。 対米投資は現地子会社のシンテックを通じて実施する。南部ルイジアナ州に保有する工業用地に塩ビ…
18:06
18:16
19:41

19:45⇢The Nikkei's Five-Thousand-Yen Plunge

⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with multiple outlets reporting the Nikkei's sharp decline as it erases post-election gains and approaches 50,000 yen amid concerns over prolonged conflict and oil price surges (Asahi Shimbun, TBS News, Kyodo News English, Nikkei Asia, Japan Business Press). Coverage also continues on the Unification Church's liquidation procedures following the Tokyo High Court's final decision (Mainichi Shimbun, NHK News).
20:16
20:16
Kyodo News

Unification Church dissolution order upheld, liquidation process begins

A Japanese high court on Wednesday upheld a dissolution order for the Unification Church in line with the central government's request, with liquidation procedures beginning immediately.
20:16
20:18

20:21⇢The Nikkei's Five-Thousand-Yen Plunge

⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the escalating economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, with multiple outlets reporting the Nikkei's plunge erasing post-election gains and approaching 50,000 yen amid concerns over prolonged conflict and oil price surges (Asahi Shimbun, TBS News, Mainichi Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Japan Business Press). Coverage also continues on the Unification Church's liquidation procedures following the Tokyo High Court's final decision (Kyodo News English, Yahoo News Japan, NHK News).
20:43
22:17
朝日新聞

旧統一教会の「献金予算500億円」に着目　高裁、教団の主張一蹴

世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）に、東京高裁が解散を命じた。その判断の理由と、今後も残る重い課題を探った。　献金被害は「今なお」続いているのか――。近年では被害の申告が減り「解散命令は必要ない」とする教団の主張を、高裁はことごとく退けた…
22:17

22:19⇢The Church's Dissolution Decree

⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the Tokyo High Court's final dissolution order against the Unification Church, with multiple outlets reporting the immediate start of liquidation procedures and analyzing the court's detailed rejection of the church's claims about compensation measures (Sankei Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, NHK News, Kyodo News English). Coverage also continues on the economic impact of Middle East tensions, with reports on fertilizer price spikes and vending machine company struggles (Nikkei Asia, Yomiuri Shimbun).
22:36
朝日新聞

米潜水艦、イラン軍艦を攻撃か　スリランカ沖で沈没　海外報道

インド洋の島国スリランカの沖合で4日、イラン海軍のフリゲート艦が沈没したとAFP通信などが伝えた。ロイター通信は、米当局者が米軍の潜水艦が攻撃したことを明らかにした、と報じた。　現場の海域はイランから3千キロ以上離れている。イランの艦船が米…
22:36
22:54
23:16
23:25
朝日新聞

イラン軍艦、米潜水艦の攻撃受け沈没　80人超死亡　戦域一気に拡大

インド洋の島国スリランカの沖合で4日、イラン海軍のフリゲート艦が沈没したとAFP通信などが伝えた。ヘグセス米国防長官は4日の記者会見で、米軍の潜水艦がインド洋で、イランの艦船を沈没させるために魚雷を発射したことを認めた。　イランから3千キロ…
23:25
23:25
23:32
23:39

23:42⇢The Frigate Sinks in Indian Waters

⌨Japanese media editors are prioritizing the escalating military conflict in the Middle East, with multiple outlets reporting the sinking of an Iranian frigate by a U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean and the resulting expansion of the war zone (Asahi Shimbun, TBS News, Japan Business Press). Coverage also focuses on the economic repercussions, including surging gasoline prices in Hokkaido and nationwide, and the potential for government fiscal support to be undermined by the crisis (Hokkaido Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan).
23:58
朝日新聞

イラン軍艦、米潜水艦の魚雷受け沈没　80人超死亡　戦域一気に拡大

インド洋の島国スリランカの沖合で4日、イラン海軍のフリゲート艦「デナ」（乗員約180人）が沈没したとロイター通信などが伝えた。米国のヘグセス国防長官は4日の記者会見で、「インド洋で（イランの艦船を）魚雷で撃沈した」と認め、「国際海域で安全と…
23:58
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