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MORITOMO GAKUEN

The Finance Ministry in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2026
Finance Ministry discloses last set of Moritomo papers
Since last April, the ministry has disclosed a total of about 140,000 pages deemed closely related to the document-tampering scandal.
The Moritomo documents, totaling more than 170,000 pages, were voluntarily submitted by the Finance Ministry to prosecutors.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Dec 18, 2025
Japan shows fifth set of Moritomo papers to ex-official¡¯s widow
The Moritomo documents, totaling more than 170,000 pages, were voluntarily submitted by the ministry to prosecutors.
Printed copies of the newly disclosed documents related to the dubious sale of state-owned land to Moritomo Gakuen, on Wednesday in the city of Osaka
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jun 12, 2025
More Moritomo Gakuen papers disclosed to widow of Finance Ministry official
The ministry intends to gradually disclose all the documents, which total more than 170,000 pages.
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato. Subject to the Moritomo document disclosure are paper documents of 17 pages or more, as well as electronic data, Kato told a parliamentary meeting.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Mar 5, 2025
Government to release controversial Moritomo documents
The government will start disclosing documents related to a controversial state land sale to school operator Moritomo Gakuen in a month¡¯s time at the earliest.
Masako Akagi, wife of late Toshio Akagi, holds Toshio's picture and his glasses during a news conference in Osaka on Thursday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2025
Government accepts ruling backing disclosure of Moritomo documents
Moritomo Gakuen was once linked to the wife of the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Lawyers representing Masako Akagi at a news conference in the city of Osaka on Thursday following an Osaka High Court ruling that revoked the Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a document-tampering scandal
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2025
Court nixes Finance Ministry decision against document disclosure
The Finance Ministry has said that public disclosure in a document-tampering case would impede investigations.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Sep 15, 2023
Osaka court rules against disclosure of Moritomo Gakuen papers
Accepting the plaintiff¡¯s petition ¡°could cause problems such as the destruction of criminal evidence in future investigations,¡± the judge concluded.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics / FOCUS
May 9, 2021
Abe rallies conservative base amid speculation over comeback
More than eight months after health issues forced him to resign as PM, Abe is moving to re-establish his power base among younger Liberal Democratic Party conservatives.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / EXPLAINER
Apr 2, 2020
With suicide note and lawsuit, Moritomo scandal back to haunt Abe
With the publication of a suicide note by a former Finance Ministry official and subsequent lawsuit by his widow, the Moritomo Gakuen scandal has returned to haunt Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But with Abe saying the issue has been settled and Japan finding itself in the midst of the coronavirus crisis,...
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Mar 18, 2020
Suicide note reignites Moritomo scandal that rocked Abe administration
The wife of a former Finance Ministry official who killed himself filed a lawsuit against the ministry and the former chief of its financial bureau, seeking damages of u00a5110 million.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Nov 23, 2019
Allegations over cherry blossom party bloom into fresh document scandal for Abe
The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces more criticism over its handling of documents related to guests attending a state-funded cherry blossom-viewing party.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Aug 10, 2019
Osaka prosecutors close Moritomo Gakuen case after reconfirming no bureaucrats will be indicted over scandal
The Osaka District Public Prosecutor¡¯s Office decided again on Friday not to indict former senior Finance Ministry bureaucrat Nobuhisa Sagawa and nine others over the Moritomo Gakuen cronyism scandal that hit the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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May 21, 2019
Japan shifts toward digital storage of records after Moritomo, SDF and other scandals
The government plans to shift toward digital management of most public records by the time the new National Archives of Japan building opens in fiscal 2026, aiming to prevent the record management scandals that have plagued the Abe government.
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Jan 1, 2019
Top Japan news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following domestic news stories as the most important of 2018.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Dec 29, 2018
Year of the Dog fails to answer the tough questions
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51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
As Diet wraps up, Abe re-emerges as front-runner for LDP election
As recently as spring, the Abe administration was in disarray, weakened by what appeared to be an unstoppable flow of scandals and missteps.
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Jun 6, 2018
Inquest sought over decision not to indict Finance Ministry officials over document tampering
A group of citizens filed a petition with a prosecution inquest panel in Osaka on Tuesday to review the decision not to indict former and current Finance Ministry officials involved in the manipulation of official documents related to a controversial sale of state-owned land.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jun 3, 2018
Finance Ministry officials say Nobuhisa Sagawa ordered falsification of Moritomo papers: sources
Finance Ministry officials have testified that former senior official Nobuhisa Sagawa told them to falsify documents on its controversial sale of state land to school operator Moritomo Gakuen, it has been learned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2018
Time for Abe to take the offensive on scandals
Where to draw a line of defense is an important decision for any administration. Abe seems to have done a poor job of it.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
May 20, 2018
Japan¡¯s Finance Ministry mulls punishments for Sagawa, other civil servants in Moritomo document-tampering scandal
The Finance Ministry is preparing to punish several former and current civil servants over the document falsification in the Moritomo Gakuen scandal.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
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Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
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Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
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Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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