[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.
Ogawa's mother was a full-time housewife but often had to be away from home due to missionary duty and campaign activities, including canvassing for pro-UC politicians during elections, while her father held a district management position within the church.
When she confided in her parents about the incident, they attributed it to her being possessed by evil spirits, and as a result, they sent her to undergo "spiritual training" in Cheongpyeong, South Korea.
The 40-day "exorcism" process left her emotionally unstable, and she reached a point where she felt compelled to write a farewell letter in which she expressed her desire to commit suicide.
[c] My parents wanted me and gave birth to me to increase the number of followers, so I was born just for that purpose.Subsequently, she met her current partner, who is an atheist, and got married.
News outlets reported that Yamagami was driven by a grudge towards the UC for causing his mother's bankruptcy and Abe family's longstanding ties to the church.
[18][19] Abe's assassination and the revelation of ties between the UC and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led to a significant decline in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's approval ratings.
[20] Subsequently, on 14 September 2022, Ogawa was invited by JNN to appear alongside Minister of Justice Yasuhiro Hanashi and anti-cult lawyer Masaki Kito on another featured news program.
[1][21][19] On 7 October 2022, accompanied by her husband, Ogawa was invited by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) to speak about her experiences entangled with the UC at a press conference.
"[8] One week after the conference, the UC released a statement claiming that "we deeply care about [Ogawa's] health condition, which might worsen if she continues to make public appearances.
[8] Suzuki warned that the church was appealing to foreign media and human rights organizations about the "religious persecution" in Japan by attacking Ogawa's character, thus portraying themselves as victims.
[8] The UC filed a civil complaint in November 2022 against Ogawa, demanding that she retract her statement made during a meeting with the Constitutional Democratic Party.
[25] On 11 October 2022, the National Network of Lawyers Against Spiritual Sales (Zenkoku Benren) sent an open letter to Kishida's cabinet members, demanding the activation of Article 81, the "Dissolution Order," of the Religious Juridical Person Law against the UC.
[26] This order aims to revoke the religious entity status of an organisation that is considered to operate in a manner not consistent with a legitimate religion and is detrimental to public welfare.
[13] On 10 December, along with another victim of the UC, Tatsuo Hashida (橋田 達夫), they were invited to spectate an extraordinary parliamentary session in the National Diet when the relief bills were deliberated and passed.
[34] On the other hand, Ogawa expressed her gratitude for the relief bills to be made in such a short period of time[35] while emphasising that there are still many challenges ahead.
[3] In 2023, she collaborated with a third-generation member of Jehovah's Witnesses, who uses the pseudonym "Nana Natsuno" (夏野 なな), to advocate for the necessity of enacting stronger laws to safeguard their well-being.
Natsuno explained that her parents were involved in religiously motivated child abuse, which included instilling fear of Armageddon if she disobeyed the church, enforcing the carrying of a card to declare refusal of blood transfusion and subjecting her to severe corporal punishment.