Regarding the article about our association in the "Weekly Bunshun July 19th issue"

In the "Weekly Bunshun" (July 19th issue) released on July 11th (Wednesday), there was a headline "Happy Science Ryuho Okawa's 'Sex Ritual' Top Disciple Confesses!"A fabricated article with no basis in fact was published

The interview from Bunshun was based on a letter from Mr. Osamu Tanemura, who caused various problems within our organization and was expelled, so the Public Relations Division explained to the editorial department, along with materials, that Mr. Tanemura is an abnormal person who fabricates and publishes counseling content with more than 50 people he has never met on the blog of the general incorporated association he belongs to, and originally demanded the return of donations from believers at the same time as the letter.Our organization repeatedly informed the editorial department that we have confirmed the content of the letter to be baseless.

However, as a result, the editorial department turned a blind eye to inconvenient facts for their own article, did not conduct corroborative interviews, and published a fabricated article based solely on Mr. Tanemura's letter.

In response to this, we are currently strongly protesting to the "Weekly Bunshun" editorial department from the Public Relations Division, and to take a firm stance against the overly misguided interview attitude and the fabricated article, (Furthermore, there is already a defamation lawsuit seeking 100 million yen in damages over an article concerning Ms. Kyoko Okawa with "Weekly Bunshun", with Ms. Kyoko also being a co-defendant).We will promptly file a 100 million yen defamation lawsuit against the editor-in-chief and Mr. Tanemura, etc.

We will continue to clarify justice and truth in court against "Weekly Bunshun" in the future.Additionally, we will have many people read the scripture 'The Overheated Relationship Between "Weekly Bunshun" and Beelzebub' open_in_new, make the reality of malicious journalism known to the world, and proceed with the eradication of evil and the promotion of justice.

Director of Public Relations Division, Happy Science Group, Nobuyuki Watanabe