Specifically, our site covers specious events involving Nobuko Nobuhira, a former Soka Gakkai member, who falsely accused President Daisaku Ikeda of sexual assault; Akiyo Asaki, an outspoken anti-Soka Gakkai city council member who fell to her death from a sixth floor building in an apparent suicide attempt; and Nobuyuki Shirayama, an SGI member who was wrongly accused of intentionally killing a Nichiren Shoshu priest after their cars collided on a public thoroughfare.

All three events – although proven false through official investigations and in court – have been widely circulated by anti-SGI proponents as a means to vilify a body of ordinary citizens whose sole mission is to create a peaceful society based on the tenets of Nichiren Buddhism.

These misleading, outrageous and often libelous statements have caused countless ordinary citizens undue harm, while attempting to destroy the standing of President Daisaku Ikeda, a genuine fighter for peace.

Shirayama Incident

Shukan Shincho subsequently published a defamatory article, placing undue emphasis on the fact that the truck’s driver was a Soka Gakkai member and the driver of the speeding car, a Nichiren Shoshu priest. Without evidence to support its claims, Shukan Shincho branded Nobuyuki Shirayama, the driver of the truck, a “murderer.”

Higashi-Murayama -- Akiyo Asaki Incident

On September 1, 1995, Higashi-Murayama a council member Akiyo Asaki fell to her death from a building in front of the Higashi-Murayama Station’s Seibu Line. Asaki, who had been charged with shoplifting, was scheduled to appear at the Public Prosecutor’s Office four days later. Authorities investigated her death and concluded: “The suspicion of suicide is strong.”
Despite this conclusion, Shukan Shincho and Shukan Gendai, intimated in published reports that her death was a “murder” involving the Soka Gakkai. The Soka Gakkai filed lawsuits in response to the unsubstantiated reports – all of which it won.

Nobuko Nobuhira Incident

Nobuhira alleged that SGI President Daisaku Ikeda raped her.
Nobuko Nobuhira, a former Soka Gakkai member from Hokkaido, Japan, had attempted to extort money from the Soka Gakkai. When that attempt failed, Nobuhira and her husband Junko began to fabricate stories about the Soka Gakkai. Politicians and members of the media that had enmity toward the Soka Gakkai collaborated with the Nobuhiras to create the uproar.

			Select a language: English Japanese Spanish French Korean Chinese This Web site was developed in response to various allegations published online about members of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) and SGI President Daisaku Ikeda. Specifically, our site covers specious events involving Nobuko Nobuhira, a former Soka Gakkai member, who falsely accused President Daisaku Ikeda of sexual assault; Akiyo Asaki, an outspoken anti-Soka Gakkai city council member who fell to her death from a sixth floor building in an apparent suicide attempt; and Nobuyuki Shirayama, an SGI member who was wrongly accused of intentionally killing a Nichiren Shoshu priest after their cars collided on a public thoroughfare. All three events – although proven false through official investigations and in court – have been widely circulated by anti-SGI proponents as a means to vilify a body of ordinary citizens whose sole mission is to create a peaceful society based on the tenets of Nichiren Buddhism. These misleading, outrageous and often libelous statements have caused countless ordinary citizens undue harm, while attempting to destroy the standing of President Daisaku Ikeda, a genuine fighter for peace. For that purpose, we believe it’s important to explore and clarify each allegation in detail. This Web site is available in English, Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese and French. All of the information presented here was prepared by youthful members of this movement for peace, without the expressed consent of the Soka Gakkai or the SGI-USA. We have not been paid for posting our views. Sincerely, Los Angeles Youth Representatives August 8, 2005