*Head Of Hostile Campaign Guilty Of Defamation* _Guilty of defamation: Loss at Tokyo court for leading activist journalist campaigning against religious minority_ Toru Goto (後藤徹), a believer of the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (formerly the Unification Church), sued Suzuki for defamation, claiming that Suzuki’s articles and remarks had harmed Goto’s reputation. The Tokyo District Court issued on 31st January 2025, a verdict that some of Suzuki’s comments were defamatory. The judges ordered Suzuki to pay 110,000 yen (approximately $710 USD) in damages. While the monetary compensation is relatively small, in line with typical awards for defamation cases involving social media in Japan, the real consequence for Suzuki is the guilty verdict itself. https://unificationnews.eu/head-of-hostile-campaign-guilty-of-defamation/