During the Inamura incident that occurred within the Satomi clan, Yoshiaki ordered Nobuyasu MARIYA to support Yoshitoyo SATOMI, who was cooperating with Oyumi-kubo.
里見氏の内部で発生した稲村の変では義明は真里谷信保に命じて小弓派であった里見義豊の支援に当たらせた。