Death of Akiyo Asaki

Akiyo Asaki
朝木明代
Born1944 (1944)
Died1995(1995-00-00) (aged 50–51)
OccupationTokyo councilwoman

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.