Editing Ryuho Okawa (section)

==Personal life==
On 10 April 1988, Okawa married {{Nihongo|Kyoko Okawa|大川 きょう子|Ōkawa Kyōko}}, née {{Nihongo|Kyoko Kimura|木村 恭子|Kimura Kyōko}}, born on 22 August 1965.<ref name=fukui2004p70 /><ref name=akito1998p15>{{Harvnb|Akiko|1998|p=15}}</ref> Kyoko had played a role as a spiritual leader alongside Okawa since 1988.<ref name=akito1998p15 /> Kyoko is a graduate of the [[University of Tokyo]], where she studied English literature. Of his marriage with Kyoko, Okawa said it provided his life "with a stable basis that enabled me to concentrate even more on my task",<ref name=fukui2004p70 /> and that it was "instrumental in the development of [Happy Science]".<ref name=fukui2004p70 /> Kyoko became the Presidential Assistant of Happy Science in 1988, and the Head of Happy Science's women's group, called the "Society of Aphrodite" ({{Nihongo|Aphrodite-kai|アフロディーテ会|Afurodiite-kai}}).<ref name=fukui2004p70 /> Like her husband, Kyoko has also published books for Happy Science, which mainly targeted the female audience.<ref name=fukui2004p120 /> She also wrote an essay for each issue of Happy Science's monthly journal {{Nihongo|''Happy Science Monthly''|月刊 幸福の科学|Gekkan Kōfuku-no-Kagaku }}, which started in April 1987; she would address topics ranging from education to the family. Her essays were compiled into books.<ref name=fukui2004p126>{{Harvnb|Fukui|2004|p=126}}</ref> She was the joint president of the Happiness Realization party along with Okawa and later became the leader of the party.<ref name=shields2009p52 /><ref name="jt20090804">{{Citation |last = McNeill|first = David|title = Party offers a third way: happiness|newspaper = [[The Japan Times]]|date = 4 August 2009 |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/08/04/issues/party-offers-a-third-way-happiness |accessdate = 6 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107215642/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/08/04/issues/party-offers-a-third-way-happiness/ |archive-date=7 November 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Okawa said that he and Kyoko were together in some of their past lives.<ref name=fukui2004p70 />{{efn|Okawa said that Kyoko lived in Atlantis, the Inca Empires and Ancient Greece in her past lives. Kyoko was the mythological figure Aphrodite in Greece, who was saved from captivity by Hermes, an incarnation of Okawa.<ref name=fukui2004p70 /><ref name=fukui2004p124>{{Harvnb|Fukui|2004|p=124}}</ref> Okawa said, in contrast to the original story, they married and had a son named Eros. Kyoko's other incarnations included [[Manjushri]] in India and [[Florence Nightingale]] in England, who is believed to be the most recent of Kyoko's previous incarnations.<ref name=fukui2004p70 /><ref name=fukui2004p98>{{Harvnb|Fukui|2004|p=98}}</ref>}} The Society of Aphrodite and one of its subdivisions, {{Nihongo|"The Society of Florence"|フローレンスの会|Furōrensu-no-Kai}}, are named after the Greek goddess and [[Florence Nightingale]] respectively because they are believed to be previous incarnations of Kyoko.<ref name=fukui2004p98 />

In February 2011, it was reported that Okawa and Kyoko were preparing for divorce.<ref>''Shūkan Bunshun'' 3 February 2011, p. 140–43</ref><ref>''Shūkan Shinchō'' 3 February 2011, pp.136–37</ref> Happy Science announced that she had been permanently expelled for allegedly causing great personal and administrative damage to the organization, libeling the organization in various newspapers, and besmirching the name of Lord El Cantare.<ref name="liberty20110222">{{cite web |url= http://www.the-liberty.com/article.php?item_id=1385|script-title=ja:幸福の科学が大川きょう子氏を永久追放|trans-title= Happy Science permanently expels Kyoko Okawa|first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |date= February 22, 2011|work= The Liberty Web|publisher= IRH Press Co., Ltd.|location= |language= Japanese|accessdate= July 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616144830/https://the-liberty.com/article/1385/ |archive-date=16 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Okawa and Kyoko had five children: eldest son {{Nihongo|{{ill|Hiroshi Okawa (actor)|lt=Hiroshi|ja|大川宏洋}}|宏洋|Hiroshi}} (born 24 February 1989), eldest daughter {{Nihongo|Sayaka|咲也加|Sayaka}} (born 16 February 1991), second son {{Nihongo|Masaki|真輝|Masaki}} (born 12 May 1993), third son {{Nihongo|Yuta|裕太|Yūta}} (born 21 September 1995), and second daughter {{Nihongo|Arisa|愛理沙|Arisa}} (born 26 September 1997).<ref name=matomedia>{{cite web |url=https://newsmatomedia.com/okawa-ryuho |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220823212540/https://newsmatomedia.com/okawa-ryuho |archive-date=23 August 2022 | title=大川隆法の嫁＆息子と娘まとめ！離婚した元妻との間に子供5人 |website=MATOMEDIA |date=January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hiroshi worked for Happy Science after graduating from university. However, he stopped working there because he felt he was not competent enough for the job. He then worked at a construction company for three years before returning to Happy Science in December 2015. Since January 2016, he was president of Happy Science's entertainment agency. He was involved in film production and music, working as an actor and a singer.<ref name=matomedia /> He was intended to be Okawa's successor as leader of Happy Science.<ref name="nytimes2020" /> On 1 October 2018, he declared that he broke up with Happy Science on his personal [[YouTube]] channel. In an interview with ''[[Shūkan Bunshun]]'' on 28 February 2019, he said the reason is because at the end of January 2017, he felt pressured by his father to marry the actress [[Fumika Shimizu]], who became a member of Happy Science in February. On 18 November, when he refused the marriage, his father became furious, and after that day, Hiroshi left Happy Science.<ref name=bunshun>{{Cite web|title=大川隆法長男が語る「『幸福の科学』決別の理由は清水富美加との"結婚強制"」|url=https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/10791|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220072017/https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/10791|archive-date=20 February 2019|access-date=24 January 2022|website=[[Bunshun]] |author1=「週刊文春」編集部 }}</ref><ref name=kakaku>{{Cite web|title=価格.com - 「大川宏洋」に関連する情報 {{!}} テレビ紹介情報|url=https://kakaku.com/tv/search/keyword=%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%9D%E5%AE%8F%E6%B4%8B/?act=input |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124111432/https://kakaku.com/tv/search/keyword=%E5%A4%A7%E5%B7%9D%E5%AE%8F%E6%B4%8B/?act=input |archive-date=24 January 2022 |website=kakaku.com}}</ref>  Happy Science has denied the accusation of Okawa pressuring Hiroshi to marry Fumika, saying that it was Hiroshi himself who was interested in marrying her.<ref name=bunshun /> He has since renounced his father, stating "I believe what my father does is complete nonsense."<ref name="nytimes2020" /> He said that from an early age, he was taught that his father is a god. However, Hiroshi said he never thought of Okawa as a god and that he never wanted to follow in his father's footsteps nor has he ever wanted to do religious work.<ref name=kakaku />

Sayaka is said to be the managing director and general manager of Happy Science. On 1 September 2015, she married {{Nihongo|Naoki Okawa|大川 直樹|Ōkawa Naoki}}, né {{Nihongo|Naoki Ishihara|石原直樹|Ishihara Naoki}}, a member of the board of Happy Science.<ref name=matomedia /> Happy Science has said that Sayaka would be heir to the organization's leadership instead of Hiroshi.<ref name=kakaku /> Masaki has been said to work for Happy Science since he was a student at university. He is serving as managing director and secretary general of science at Happy Science. On 7 July 2016, he married {{Nihongo|Mizuho Okawa|大川 瑞保|Ōkawa Mizuho}}, née {{Nihongo|Mizuho Sato|佐藤 瑞保|Satō Mizuho}}, who serves as the chief of the president's office at Happy Science. Yuta works as director of Happy Science, general manager of the governor's office and staff officer for the promotion of the headquarters' government affairs. He has also published books for Happy Science.<ref name=matomedia />

On 19 December 2012, Okawa married {{Nihongo|Shio Okawa|大川 紫央|Ōkawa Shio}}, née {{Nihongo|Shio Kondo|近藤 紫央|Kondō Shio}}, born on 22 September 1985.<ref name=matomedia /> She is believed by members of Happy Science to be the incarnation of the goddess [[Gaia]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=In Love with the Sun: Spiritual Messages from Goddess Gaia|last=Okawa|first=Ryuho Okawa & Shio|date=2014-11-21|publisher=IRH Press Company Limited|isbn=9781941779262|language=English}}</ref>

Okawa had an aunt named {{Nihongo|{{ill|Shizuko Nakagawa|ja|中川静子}}|中川 静子|Nakagawa Shizuko}} (1919–1994). She was a novelist. In 2012, Okawa delivered a Happy Science sermon about her in which Shizuko's spirit was speaking through Okawa.<ref>{{cite web |title=中川静子 |url=https://prizesworld.com/naoki/kogun/kogun52NS.htm |website=直木賞のすべて |access-date=23 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816042608/https://prizesworld.com/naoki/kogun/kogun52NS.htm |archive-date=16 August 2022 |language=ja |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=法話・霊言 公開情報 |url=https://happy-science.jp/info/lecture/2012/1059/ |website=幸福の科学 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013231604/https://happy-science.jp/info/lecture/2012/1059/ |archive-date=13 October 2016 |language=ja |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Death===
On 28 February 2023, Okawa was hospitalized after fainting at his home in [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], Tokyo. He died on 2 March, at the age of 66.<ref name="fnn1">{{Cite web |title=【速報】幸福の科学･創始者で総裁の大川隆法氏（66）が死去 都内の自宅で倒れる｜FNNプライムオンライン |url=https://www.fnn.jp/articles/-/493838 |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=FNNプライムオンライン|date=2 March 2023 }}</ref>