Couple at heart of Abe cronyism scandal found guilty again over fraud
The Osaka High Court upheld a lower court decision that handed down a five-year prison term to Yasunori Kagoike, while his wife, Junko, was sentenced to two years and six months in prison.
Government to pay damages over suicide linked to Moritomo Gakuen scandal
The decision to pay around ¥100 million ends the suit between the state and plaintiff and ensures the process leading to the alteration of the documents will not be revealed.
Finance Ministry official's widow files suit for disclosure of Moritomo papers
Masako Akagi, the widow of a former ministry official, is seeking the disclosure of documents detailing the high-profile records-tampering scandal involving school operator Moritomo Gakuen.
Bureaucrat's widow asks PM to look into Moritomo Gakuen scandal that led to her husband's suicide
Kishida has so far remained reluctant to order a reinvestigation into the document tampering scandal related to the dubious land transaction with Moritomo Gakuen.
Government discloses Abe-linked 'Akagi file' scandal documents
The documents appear to show a local finance bureau's resistance to instructions from the Finance Ministry to alter public records on the sale of a state-owned land plot.
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.
Trial over bureaucrat’s suicide in Moritomo Gakuen scandal starts
Masako Akagi alleges her husband killed himself after being ordered to alter documents related to favoritism allegations against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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 ...
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 ¥110 million.
Moritomo Gakuen couple in Abe cronyism scandal found guilty of fraud
The former head of a nationalist school operator and his wife were found guilty of receiving ¥56.4 million in government subsidies illegally for the construction of an elementary school.
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.
