Kirk here. Sorry to be stuck on my anti-Moonie one-note samba but, well, lets just say “the Devil is making me do it.” (I have no doubt that any Moonies that might be aware of my posts view me as Satan. ;) )
At any rate, I’ve been learning a lot from SUZUKI Eito, a journalist who has been documenting the influence of the Moonies in Japan for a long time. Recently, he’s been appearing on TV quite frequently.
In this blog post from 2013, Mr. Suzuki shares a copy of a postcard he came into the possession of that tells single men where they can find a bride. Of course, it’s a Moonie ploy to bring people into the organization and squeeze significant amounts of cash out of them. The resolution of the image isn’t very good but it’s possible to make out that the return address is 六田 of Tamana.
The blog entry contains a transcript of a long but amusing conversation Suzuki had with the Moonie who answered the phone. It ends with his comparison of this card with the kinds of cards being distributed in Korea.
Just yesterday, Hodo Tokushu (TBS) focused on what has happened to the Japanese women who have gotten roped into these kinds of marriages. The idea that an organization would help lonely people find an nice partner might seem OK but all reports I’ve seen indicate that the reality is much, much darker. http://dailycult.blogspot.com/2013/02/blog-post_14.html
