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.
Prosecutors seek seven-year term for couple at center of cronyism scandal linked to Abe
Prosecutors on Wednesday sought a seven-year prison term for the former head of a school operator and his wife at the heart of a cronyism scandal linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in relation to fraud valued at over ¥170 million ($1.6 million) involving ...
Kagoike couple at heart of Japan PM Abe's Moritomo Gakuen cronyism scandal plead not guilty
The former head of a school operator and his wife, who are at the heart of a cronyism scandal linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of fraud related to public subsidies for their schools, claiming their arrests were ...
Finance Ministry's Moritomo document ploy not linked to vow to resign, Abe says
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denies the Finance Ministry’s document-tampering and disposal bids were triggered by his pledge last year to resign if evidence proved he or his wife were involved in the Moritomo Gakuen land scandal.
Moritomo chief Yasunori Kagoike freed on bail, dares Abe to ‘tell the truth’ about Osaka land deal
Former Moritomo Gakuen President Yasunori Kagoike and his wife have spent about 10 months behind bars since they were arrested on suspicion of subsidy fraud.
Finance Ministry comes clean on Moritomo land deal cover-up, releases 'discarded' documents
The Finance Ministry admits to the disposing of documents to cover up its Moritomo Gakuen negotiations, releasing records detailing exchanges on the steep land price discount given to the school operator.
Politicians pay a visit to the former head of Moritomo Gakuen to ascertain what Akie Abe knew and said about his school’s nifty land deal with the government.
Tax-filing season starts with a bang as Moritomo protests hit agency branches nationwide
Protesters kick off tax-filing season with demonstrations in major cities aimed at getting the chief of the National Tax Agency to resign over the Moritomo Gakuen land scandal.
Press failing to question the legal process
To ring in the new year, TBS Radio’s “Session 22” asked several notable people on Jan. 4 about their predictions for 2018. Michiko Kameishi, a human rights lawyer, commented that she is looking forward to three criminal trials that turn on confessions extracted from ...
Former chief of scandal-hit Osaka school operator faces another arrest for fraud
The former chief of the school operator embroiled in a scandal involving its discounted purchase of government land faced a new arrest warrant Monday for defrauding subsidies from the Osaka Prefectural Government, investigative sources said. Yasunori Kagoike, the 64-year-old former head of Moritomo Gakuen, and ...
Kagoike soon to receive second arrest warrant over subsidy fraud
Yasunori Kagoike faces a second arrest warrant for subsidy fraud in connection with the sweetheart land deal he negotiated for his nationalist school in Osaka, sources say.
Close friendship with Abe and wife fell apart after final phone call, Moritomo's Kagoike claims
Yasunori Kagoike, the former head of an Osaka-based educational institution at the center of a murky real estate deal — who claims Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife were involved in the deal — used to idolize Abe. "I am where I am now ...
