Akiyo Asaki ( 朝木明代 , Asaki Akiyo , 1944–1995) was a Tokyo councilwoman who committed suicide following allegations of petty theft. The circumstances of her death were initially thought to have been "mysterious." Asaki was notable in Tokyo for making comments critical of Soka Gakkai .
6-444: Asaki (written: 朝基) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Akiyo Asaki ( 朝木 明代 , 1944–1995) , Japanese councilwoman Fumio Asaki ( 浅木 文雄 ) , Japanese ski jumping official Masashi Asaki ( 朝基 まさし , born 1970) , Japanese manga artist See also [ edit ] Asachi , a Romanian surname [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
12-547: A sixth-story apartment building next to Higashi-Murayama Station . Police ruled the death a suicide. She was 51. On September 23, 1995, Asaki's widower and surviving daughter, as well as her coworker in the Tokyo city council, all made statements to the press to the effect that they believed Soka Gakkai was involved in Asaki's death. Their statements were reported by Time and several Japanese newsweeklies. Soka Gakkai's president compared
18-434: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Akiyo Asaki As a councilwoman, Asaki repeatedly questioned why city garbage collection contracts went exclusively to Soka Gakkai-affiliated companies. She received death threats after raising the issue. In July 1995, she was accused of stealing a T-shirt from a clothing store. Asaki was never actually convicted of shoplifting, but Soka Gakkai claims that she
24-489: The surname Asaki . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asaki&oldid=1144823157 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
30-558: The bereaved family to Aum Shinrikyo , a religious cult famous for dropping poison gas into the Tokyo subway system. The Gakkai sued Asaki's family and the newsweeklies that reported their allegations, and in 2001, courts awarded the Gakkai 2 million yen. In 2008 and 2009, Asaki's coworker Hozumi Yano won two defamation suits brought by Soka Gakkai for expressing his opinion that she was murdered. The Gakkai continues to claim that it has "prevailed in every defamation case in which Asaki's death
36-455: Was guilty, explaining, "In recent years, shoplifting by housewives has become a social issue." She offered a restaurant receipt as an alibi, but police discovered that it was forged. Several newsweeklies reported that the clothing store proprietor was a member of Soka Gakkai who could have invented the shoplifting charge. All of the newsweeklies were later sued for defamation for their reporting. On September 1, 1995, Asaki fell to her death from
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