>>51322843Kinda, NXIVM had the same self-help charismatic guru type, but worse since NXIVM would brand people with iron rods and and shit.
>Why does Japan have so many cults, anyway?Do they really more than the US? The guy who killed Abe wasn't part of a cult, his mother would give her money to one and Abe was favorable to them, so he viewed Abe as at fault, and it was a Korean cult, the Moonies, and they're bigger here in the US. One of the leader's son started his own pro-gun pro-trump cult here.
Japan has a weird relationship and history with religion and I don't know how much relevant it is right now. The term "new religious movement" did originate from Japan and it's from the post-WWII and the abolishing of State Shinto and introduction of freedom of religion. A lot of new religious groups started popping up in the 50's, which is common after war.
