Efforts to curb cult influence among Japanese students

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Updated May 27, 2009 11:24:59

Japan's universities are stepping up measures to curb student involvement in religious cults. Student advisers across 45 universities in Japan have started a campaign to exchange information and to provide tips on ways to combat the groups.


Presenter:Desmond Ang
Speaker: Professor Yoshihide Sakurai, Sociologist with the Hokkaido University; Professor Watanabe Manabu, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture

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