Offspring of religious group followers in Japan, who claim to have suffered due to the compulsion of the groups' teachings, have set up a body to raise awareness about their plight.
The religious groups include the former Unification Church.
Japan's government has put forward a bill to help the financial victims of religious corporations.
That includes the religious group, formally known as the Unification Church, which has been in the spotlight since the man who shot former prime minister Abe Shinzo cited its exploitation of his family as his motivation.
Families of people who donated large sums of money to the religious group previously known as the Unification Church say proposed legislation to help those affected is not enough. They say it should take into account the reality of their suffering.
The Japanese government's planned legislation is aimed at providing relief to victims of the religious group and other entities.
The Japanese government has decided to set aside around 100 billion yen, or 960 million dollars, for people affected by record rainfall.
The spending package was approved by the Cabinet on Friday.
Local rafting guides are delivering relief supplies to downpour-hit communities in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto. Access has been difficult because of flood damage to roads and bridges.
The guides used three vans to carry water, food, rubber boots, and other goods to three evacuation shelters and two community centers in Kuma Village.
Internationally renowned, composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer and leader of the rock group X JAPAN – has donated $100,000 ($50,000 to the Australian Red Cross to aid victims of the Australian wildfires and $50,000 to the Rainforest Trust's Conservation Action Fund) to two of the world's most urgent environmental issues through his 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Yoshiki Foundation America.