▁their ▁logo ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁se ize ▁documents ▁from ▁Ra ël ' s ▁home ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁the ▁homes ▁of ▁other ▁Ra ë li ans . ▁ ▁Middle ▁years ▁ ▁Claude ▁Ra ël ▁travel s ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Ra ël ▁and ▁his ▁movement ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁global . ▁Begin ning ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Claude ▁Ra ël ' s ▁fifth ▁Ra ë li an ▁book ▁S ens ual ▁Med itation ▁was ▁published ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁formal ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁Mess ages ▁in ▁the ▁Japanese ▁language ▁began ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁mission ▁to ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁Africa ▁became ▁another ▁target ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁spread ▁the ▁Ra ë li an ▁messages . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Claude ▁Ra ël ▁visited ▁a ▁famous ▁land mark ▁that ▁surv ived ▁the ▁atomic ▁bomb ing ▁at ▁H iro sh ima , ▁Japan ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁H iro sh ima ▁Peace ▁Memorial . ▁ ▁At ▁su nd own ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁restaurant ▁next ▁to ▁Villa ▁Pam ph illi ▁park — just ▁outside ▁V at ican ▁City — R a ël ▁began ▁claim ing ▁to ▁members ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁true ▁po pe ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁guitar ▁h ymn ▁about ▁extr ater rest ri als . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ,