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The Court Rules Against The Priesthood in “Evacuation Case”
January 24 Supreme Court rules in favor of chief priest, Rev. Hoshin Nakajima, of the Association of Priests Concerned for Nichiren Shoshu and the Protection of the Law. January 29 Supreme Court rules in favor of chief priest, Rev. Shindo Yamamoto of the Association for Reformation of Nichiren Shoshu. February 22 Supreme Court rules in favor of chief […]
Chief Priest in Shimonoseki Arrested for Alleged Lewd Behaviour
Translated from the Mainichi Daily Newspaper (Sept 28, 2004 issue) On September 27, the Ori-o Police Station in Fukuoka Prefecture arrested Taketomi Doshin (aged 39), chief priest of a temple in Shimonoseki city, for the alleged violation of the Article for the Healthy Upbringing of Juvenile through his lewd behaviour. According to investigations, at around […]
Supreme Court Finds H.P Nikken Guilty of Libel and Orders him to Pay Damages
(Spetember 9, 2003) On September 9, 2003, Japan’s Supreme Court ruled in Soka Gakkai’s favor in a defamation suit against Nichiren Shoshu and its high priest Nikken Abe. Soka Gakkai filed the suit in January 1996 after Nichiren Shoshu and Abe alleged that it had illegally planted a fraudulent entry in US government records relating […]
Supreme Court Finds H.P Nikken Guilty of Libel and Orders him to Pay Damages
(July.15,2003) On July 15, Chief Judge Tokiyasu Fujita of the Supreme Court of Japan upheld previous rulings by the Osaka High Court and Otsu District Court that found Nichiren Shoshu Chief Administrator Nikken Abe guilty of libel and ordered him to pay the originally assessed 300,000 yen (approx. US$2,500*) in damages to the plaintiff, reformist […]
Rev. Shinwa Goto’s Sexual Misconduct
On May 26, 1998, Nichiren Shoshu priest Shinwa Goto was arrested by the Fuji City police, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of engaging in sex with two junior high school girls, violating a prefectural ordinance protecting minors from sexual misconduct by adults. He admitted guilt. Rev. Goto was then re-arrested by the Numazu City police, Shizuoka […]