Sayuri Ogawa

The native form of this personal name is Ogawa Sayuri. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Sayuri Ogawa (Japanese: 小川 さゆり;[1] born c. 1996[a]) is the pseudonym of a Japanese woman who was a former follower of the Unification Church (UC). She left her parents and the church at the age of 20 after suffering sexual harassment and religious abuse. Since the assassination of Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022, she has become an anti-cult activist,[4] appearing in government hearings and media interviews to address issues related to the malpractices of new religious organisations, particularly concerning the welfare of shūkyō nisei (宗教二世, children from religious families).[5] Ogawa is a shūkyō nisei, specifically a "blessed second generation" (祝福二世) or "child of god" (神の子), as she was born to a couple paired by the UC in its mass wedding.[6][7]

  1. ^ 【元統一教会二世】 小川さゆり 『自己紹介』 ー日本にも反セクト法をー, Sayuri Ogawa, 23 September 2022, archived from the original on 8 January 2023, retrieved 8 January 2023 – via YouTube
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  4. ^ Ryall, Julian (19 April 2023), "Is Japan losing its religion? Cults, Unification Church scandal seen driving rising distrust", South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 16 August 2023, retrieved 16 August 2023, 'I think it can be said that people no longer need religion' Sayuri Ogawa, activist and Unification Church critic
  5. ^ Mckenna, Shaun; Takahara, Hanako (7 December 2022), "The Church, the State and Kishida's headache", Japan Times, archived from the original on 14 December 2022, retrieved 11 August 2023
  6. ^ そして彼女は「小川さゆり」となった 顔を隠さず被害訴える旧統一教会・元2世信者 初取材から救済法成立までの133日 [And she has become "Sayuri Ogawa". The former follower comes out to criticise the Unification Church. 133 days after the initial coverage until the enactment of the Relief Law], TBS News (in Japanese), pp. 1–3, 11 December 2022, archived from the original on 15 March 2023, retrieved 2 August 2023
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