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Judgements
against NST priests for mishandling the ashes of believers — and the awards
they were required to pay.
These results are as of November 30, 1997.
$1 equals approximately 120 Yen.
*Reconciliation means that the temple side apologized, saying it
was their fault, and negotiated a settlement without continuing the court
case.
Date |
Temple |
Priest's Name |
Court |
Judgement |
June 93 |
Jitsujo-ji |
Rev. Kageyama |
Aizu-wakamatsu Chapter,
Fukushima District Court |
5,000,000 Yen Reconciliation* |
Feb. 95 |
Gyokurin-ji |
Rev.Yamamoto |
Takamatsu District |
500,000 Yen
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Mar. 95 |
Muryo-ji |
Rev.Funabashi |
Kiriu Chapter, Maebashi
District |
100,000 Yen |
Apr. 95 |
Shokei-ji |
Rev. Ohashi |
Yokohama District |
400,000 Yen |
May 95 |
Kannon-ji |
Rev. Suwa |
Morioka District |
7,000,000 Yen |
Dec. 95 |
Honden-ji |
Rev. Toyoda |
Sakai Chapter, Osaka District |
220,000 Yen |
Jan. 96 |
Myojo-ji |
Rev. Arikawa |
Shizuoka District |
1,000,000 Yen |
May 96 |
Ko-do-ji |
Rev. Matsuoka |
Ichinomiya Chapter, Nagoya
District |
1,200,000 Yen Reconciliation*
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Jun. 96 |
Myojo-ji |
not published, awaiting
verdict |
Tokyo Higher Court |
1,000,000 Yen Reconcilication*
Under Appeal |
Jun. 96 |
Gyokurin-ji |
not published, awaiting
verdict |
Takamatsu Higher Court |
500,000 Yen
Under Appeal |
Jun. 96 |
Busshin-ji |
Rev. Shirai |
Kisarazu Chapter, Chiba
District |
1,000,000 Yen |
Jul. 96 |
Ko-myo-ji |
Rev. Kawase |
Naha District |
600,000 Yen Reconciliation* |
Oct. 96 |
Shosetsu-ji |
Rev. Hayase |
Hamamatsu Chapter, Shizuoka
District |
1,000,000 Yen |
Oct. 96 |
Kan-non-ji |
not published,
awaiting verdict |
Sendai Higher Court |
1,000,000 Yen
Under Appeal |
Oct. 96 |
Muryo-ji |
not published, awaiting
verdict |
Tokyo Higher Court |
The winning of the plaintiff
is definitive.
Under Appeal |
Sept. 97 |
Shokaku-ji |
Rev. Sato |
Niigata District Court |
1,000,000 Yen |
More than 70 temples (out of a total of 600 Nichiren Shoshu temples,
this is more than 10%) were investigated by the police. In some cases,
they were suspended from indictment; however, in Japan suspension of indictment
is not an acquittal. It means that a crime was committed, but, because
these priests apologized or it was the first offense of a particular priest,
circumstances were taken into consideration, and they were able to escape
prosecution.
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