What is The Japan Society for Cult Prevention and Recovery :JSCPR ?

JSCPR (JSCPR was changed) was established in Nov. 1995. When Japanese Police investigated AUM Shinrikyo forcibly in March 1995, we first realized necessity to study their abnormal behaviors of the Guru Shoko Asahara and incomprehensive lives of their believers. Their strange behaviors were explained with the general concept ‘mind control’. Also, we were very surprised that many ‘elites’ were included in the illegal performers for actualizing the Guru’s idea.

There are groups of which members conceal their true purpose of recruiting targets, of which members make the target’s mind become unstable, discard common sense and take any action in accordance with only the logic of the group. We call this kind of the groups destructive cult．

We must be against their such activities by cooperating with many kinds of people such as academic researchers ,counselors, journalists, jurist, churchman, cult member’s families and cult former members.

In the case of AUM, parents, who worried to their children who had become a member, organized ‘the parents group’. The group had been supported by some professional advisers such as exit counselors before JSCPR establishment. When the series of AUM crime appeared , they developed into the organization JSCPR for the purpose of their information exchange in November, 1995.

The purpose of this research council is to study cult activities, to exchange information of cult, to pursue more excellent techniques for exit counseling. As the result of their efforts, we do hope the anti-social behaviors will be eliminated in our society.

Office

Address: The Japan Society for Cult Prevention and Recovery
Taro Takimoto at Yamato Law office

Park road Yamato-building 5F 2-1-15
Chuoh, Yamato, Kanagawa　242-0021
Fax：　046-263-0375
Email： info[atmark]jscpr.org

 

 

BOARD of DIRECTORS

Since March 2018

CHAIRMAN

Kimiaki Nishida Ph.D.（Psychologist）
Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Interpersonal and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Rissho University

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

Takashi Yamaguchi
Lawyer, Link Law Office
Member, National Network of Lawyers against Spiritual Sales

DIRECTORS

Takayuki Iwano
Researcher, Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (Neuroscience)
Secretariat, Network of Schools for Cult Prevention

Kenji Kawashima Ph.D. (Science of Religion)
Former President, Keisen University
Pastor (the United Church of Christ in Japan)

Hirotsugu Kubouchi
Lawyer, Tamuracho Law Office
Member, National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales

Yoshihide Sakurai Ph, D. （Sociologist）
Professor, Sociology, Hokkaido University

Shoichi Suzuki
Program of Research and Studies on Religious Issues, Tenrikyo

Rin Sugihara
Certified Clinical Psychologist

Taro Takimoto
Lawyer, Yamato Law Office
Member, Aum Shinrikyo damage control defense counsel

Itaru Takesako
Pastor, Shirakawa Church (the United Church of Christ in Japan)
Ex-member of the Unification Church

Shouichi Tanahara
Priest, Korin Temple (Buddhist organization, Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha)

Asako Ban
Certified Mental Health Welfare Professional
Ex-member of the Watch Tower

Manabu Hirano
Certified Clinical Psychologist, Keio University Standing Director, Japanese Society of Certified Psychologists Director, the Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology

Yukari Yamamoto
Conference Interpreter/Translator (English/Japanese)
Representative of a self-help group for ex-members of Home of Heart

AUDITOR

Naomi Honma

ADVISOR

Taido Kusuyama
Master Priest, Daimyo Temple (Nichiren-Shu)
Director, Jin’ai kindergarten
General Manager, Youth mind consultation room

 

Activity

Introduction of The JSCPR Jun.27.2008

Statement September 15, 2006

The Ten Years of the Aum Trial

A memorandum　(an ex-follower in AUM, who was there as a monk for seven years, in his twenties) June 25th, 1997