Battle for Survival

The True Story of Religious Persecution in Japan

Toru Goto

$42.95 $36.64

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Washington Times Global Media Group
28 August 2025

True crime; Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict; Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects; Crime & criminology

""LET'S GO."" With these words, 31-year-old Toru Goto is grabbed, rushed into a waiting van, and spirited away to a high-rise apartment room. He is cut off from his job, his fiancée and his normal life for twelve years and five months.

Shockingly, his captors are his parents and siblings, who have decided to force Mr. Goto to recant his belief in the Divine Principle of the Unification Church. This harrowing, true story involves beatings, verbal abuse, and even starvation-when Mr. Goto was finally set free at age 44, he looked like an emaciated WWII prison-camp survivor. He spends years battling Japan's court system to pursue justice and have the reprehensible deprogramming practices declared illegal.

The battle for religious freedom in Japan is continuing, as even today, Japan's government is using tainted evidence coerced from deprogrammed believers to eliminate the Unification Church in Japan.

By: Toru Goto
Imprint: Washington Times Global Media Group
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781955414142
ISBN 10: 1955414149
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 28 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Battle for Survival: The True Story of Religious Persecution in Japan

""If you're going to read only one book about deprogramming, make it this one. Goto's story reveals the real truth about this unconscionable practice. It is one of the gravest offenses against freedom, religious liberty, and conscience."" Massimo Introvigne, Sociologist and former Representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for combating racism, xenophobia, and religious intolerance ""How can a witch hunt turn family members into confiners and torturers? This must-read shows us a path of the cross to freedom, strewn with trials marked by hope and religious faith, and the unfailing integrity of its author to cling to his innermost certainties beyond loneliness and despair."" Patricia Duval, Attorney and member of the Paris Bar, France, who specializes in international human rights law A shocking yet profoundly important testimony to the consequences of the denial of human dignity and religious freedom. Toru Goto's years of unlawful captivity for his beliefs reveal the tragic reality of coercive deprogramming in a democratic society. Battle for Survival is not only a testimony-it is a call to action. Dr. Ján Figeľ, Former EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB); President of FOREF Europe