Key Facts
• November 10: PM Takaiichi instructed the Finance Minister to ensure full cooperation.
• 54-year-old Toshio Akagi committed suicide after being ordered to alter documents.
• 54,000 pages of documents have been disclosed following a court victory by Masako Akagi.
• Requests were made in October to prioritize emails from Nobuhisa Sagawa and others.
• No evidence of Sagawa’s involvement has been found in disclosed documents so far.
• PM Takaiichi expressed condolences to Akagi’s family and acknowledged their suffering.
• The next document disclosure is scheduled for December 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Takaiichi has directed the Finance Minister to fully cooperate with requests for prioritizing the disclosure of emails related to the Moritomo Gakuen document falsification case. This follows demands from the family of Toshio Akagi, a former Kinki Finance Bureau employee who took his own life after being ordered to alter official documents. Masako Akagi, his widow, has successfully obtained the release of 54,000 pages of documents through legal action, though no evidence implicating former Financial Bureau Director Nobuhisa Sagawa has been found. Takaiichi expressed his condolences to the Akagi family and confirmed receipt of a letter from them. The next round of document disclosures is expected in December 2025.
