{"id":345,"date":"2026-07-25T23:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T23:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/?p=345"},"modified":"2026-07-26T02:20:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T02:20:49","slug":"%e9%87%91%e6%9c%ac%e9%87%8d%e5%be%b3%e6%b0%8f%e3%81%ae%e9%80%ae%e6%8d%95%e3%81%af%e3%80%8c%e4%ba%ba%e8%b3%aa%e5%8f%b8%e6%b3%95%e3%80%8d%e3%81%ae%e5%85%a5%e5%8f%a3%e3%81%a7%e3%81%af%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/archives\/345","title":{"rendered":"Is the arrest of Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto the beginning of \"hostage justice\"?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swell-block-postLink\">\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8aad\u307f\u305f\u3044<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/87fc59da-3a2d-4036-b70b-c6814056a01d-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/archives\/349\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Information leak after information leak! Footage of Shigenori Kanemoto was filmed six months before his arrest and intentionally leaked.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Allegations of Information Leaks Involving TBS (\u201cThis January\u201d) and ANN (\u201cMarch\u201d) Footage, as Well as the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors\u2019 Office and the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau: Shigenori Kanemoto is under investigation by the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors\u2019 Office on suspicion of evading approximately 367 million yen in income tax by abusing the Angel Tax System\u2026<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open questionnaire to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office for detaining a person who cooperated with the investigation for nearly a year and reported weekly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 23, 2026, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Division arrested Shigenori Kanemoto, also known as Juutoku Kin, former representative of the yakiniku chain \"New Look,\" on suspicion of violating the Income Tax Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, Shigenori Kanemoto is suspected of concealing approximately 2.276 billion yen in income for 2023 and evading about 367 million yen in income taxes. The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office reportedly believes that after utilizing the angel tax system for investments in startup companies, he returned the majority of the invested amounts to related companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, it has been reported that prior to his arrest, Shigenori Kanemoto denied the allegations, stating to the effect that he merely used the system to save on taxes. The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office has not disclosed his plea following his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nippon.com\/ja\/news\/yjj2026072300458\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jiji Press: \"Former Yakiniku Chain President Arrested\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ntv.co.jp\/category\/society\/eae9c51b82844a3d84ef147d90bde391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NTV NEWS: \"Tax evasion suspected due to Angel Tax System abuse\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prosecutors' Union does not conclude that Shigenori Kanamoto bears no responsibility. If there were falsehoods in the application, if the investment was feigned, and if there was a secret agreement from the beginning to return the funds, that responsibility should be strictly judged in an open court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, investigating criminal liability and being unable to conduct an investigation without detaining the person's body are not the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shigenori Kanemoto reportedly cooperated with domestic investigations for about a year following the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau's inspection, and for about two months prior to his arrest, he appeared at the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office almost weekly at their request. He did not hide the fact that he operated international businesses nor that he was a foreign national from the very beginning of the inspection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also reported that a large number of terminals, ledgers, and contract documents have already been seized by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office arrested Shigenori Kanamoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detaining someone who is not fleeing on the grounds that they \"might flee,\" and keeping them in custody even after evidence has already been seized on the grounds that they \"might conceal evidence.\" Refusing to release them unless they confess, while freeing them from custody if they accept the investigative agency's narrative\u2014if such practices are taking place, this is the very \"hostage justice\" for which Japan's criminal justice system has long been criticized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is \"Hostage Justice\" Called Into Question by the Arrest of Shigenori Kanemoto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hostage justice is not an official legal term. Generally, it is a term critical of the criminal justice practice of broadly determining a risk of flight or destruction of evidence for suspects and defendants who deny crimes, remain silent, or give explanations different from the investigative agencies' theories, and coercing confessions, changes in statements, or cooperation with investigations through prolonged physical detention or the denial of bail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Justice explains that Japan's criminal justice system is not designed to coerce confessions through physical detention, and criticism calling it \"hostage justice\" is unfounded. The government's position is that detention is reviewed by independent judges and is limited to cases where there is suspicion of a crime, as well as a risk of flight or destruction of evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moj.go.jp\/hisho\/kouhou\/20200120QandA.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Justice: \"Q&amp;A on Japan's Criminal Justice System\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you look only at the official stance of the system, that explanation is probably correct. However, the problem is how concretely the risk of flight or destruction of evidence is actually being examined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If physical detention can be continued based merely on such abstract possibilities as fleeing because of overseas connections, colluding on stories because there are many involved parties, or destroying evidence because they are denying the charges, then even if judicial review exists, it risks merely rubber-stamping the requests of investigative agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human Rights Watch has pointed out that regarding Japan's hostage justice system, physical detention lasting from months to years is carried out based on the abstract risk of evidence destruction, and tends to be prolonged especially when suspects deny the charges or remain silent. In 2025, a state compensation lawsuit was also filed by former defendants arguing that the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure allowing for prolonged detention and the refusal of bail are unconstitutional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/ja\/news\/2025\/03\/24\/survivors-bring-case-end-japans-hostage-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Human Rights Watch: Class Action Lawsuit to End \"Hostage Justice\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shigenori Kanemoto cooperated with the investigation for nearly a year and had been reporting to authorities every week before his arrest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to information from sources known to the prosecutors' union, Shigenori Kanemoto clearly stated that he was conducting overseas business from the time he was inspected by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. Even after that, he did not flee abroad, but continued to cooperate with the investigation domestically for about a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, it is said that after the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office joined the investigation, he complied with requests to appear for questioning almost every week for about two months prior to his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will appear when summoned. I will explain the reason for utilizing the system. I will maintain that the transactions had substance. I will also explain that I consulted with experts and administrative agencies. I am also willing to respond through a legal representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If that person had to be arrested, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office should show concrete preparations for flight, going beyond the mere attributes of having overseas business operations or foreign nationality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Had they obtained airline tickets? Had they cleared out their residence? Were they transferring assets abroad and preparing to cut off contact? Had they hidden their passports and devices?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or are they deemed a \"risk of flight\" as long as they deny the charges, even if they report to authorities every week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fugitive goes to the prosecutor's office every week for two months. The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office's view on flight might be a little different from the traffic common sense of general society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haven't the main materials of Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto already been seized?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with the risk of flight, the risk of evidence tampering is frequently used as grounds for arrest and detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in this case, it is said that the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau has already seized a large amount of materials, including PCs, smartphones, account books, contracts, passports, credit cards, and others, from Shigenori Kanemoto and related parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is believed that the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office also received materials and electronic data from the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau and conducted voluntary investigations for about two months before the arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have already secured the important evidence, what specifically would be destroyed if Shigenori Kanemoto is not detained?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If there are devices that have not been seized, we can simply identify them. If there are related parties with whom contact needs to be avoided, we can consider specific conditions prohibiting contact. If passport management is necessary, voluntary submission or handling through bail conditions can also be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if physical restraint is the most convenient method for investigative agencies, it is the method that most severely restricts an individual's rights. If they choose arrest and detention from the beginning without considering alternatives, it ceases to be an investigation that requires physical custody and instead becomes an investigation that uses physical custody as a tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shigenori Kanemoto's denial must not be used as a reason for physical detention.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is reported that prior to his arrest, Shigenori Kanemoto denied the charges, stating, \"I merely used the system to save on taxes.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether the content of a denial is correct should be judged based on evidence. However, the fact of making a denial itself must not be directly linked to evaluations that the person is unremorseful, poses a risk of destroying evidence, or is uncooperative with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspect has the right to remain silent. They also have the right to disagree with the investigative agency's theory. Challenging legal interpretations, asserting the actual nature of the transaction, and refuting the prosecutor's questions are not destruction of evidence, but rather the exercise of the right to a defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Shigenobu Kanemoto explained that \"it was a reinvestment, not a kickback,\" \"administrative confirmation and capital increase registration exist,\" and \"I want you to show the legal provisions that make it illegal,\" the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office should have responded to those counterarguments with law and evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If we cannot refute them, we arrest them. After the arrest, we wait for statements that suit the investigative agencies. If that becomes the order of operations, it is precisely a structure that uses physical detention as a hostage to force a change in legal arguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pressance incident. Acquitted after being detained for 248 days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the representative cases showing the dangers of hostage justice is the case of Shinobu Yamashige, former president of Presidio Corporation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Yamagishi was arrested and indicted by the Special Investigation Department of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office on suspicion of involvement in an embezzlement case concerning the land transactions of an educational corporation. He was held in custody for 248 days, but was subsequently acquitted in a criminal trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, an issue arose regarding how the prosecutor conducted interrogations that strongly induced a sense of responsibility in a former subordinate who had previously denied Mr. Yamagishi's involvement, ultimately leading the subordinate to change their statement to admit to Mr. Yamagishi's involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acquittal severely pointed out that the interrogation could create a strong motive to make a statement that differs from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, the criminal trial charging defendant Daisuke Tabuchi with the crime of abuse of authority by a special public officer is also underway regarding statements he made during the interrogation at the time, such as \"Don't underestimate the prosecutors\" and \"I'm risking my life.\" Defendant Daisuke Tabuchi is pleading not guilty, arguing that he had no intent to abuse his authority and therefore no crime was committed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktv.jp\/news\/feature\/240606-pressance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansai Television \"Pressance Former President False Accusation Case\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.co.jp\/webnews\/pages\/abc_61585.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.co.jp\/webnews\/pages\/abc_61585.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC News: \"Don't underestimate the prosecutors trial\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arresting, detaining for a long period, applying intense pressure to those around them, and making fabricated statements the pillar of proving guilt. Even if the result is an acquittal, the lost company, social credibility, and 248 days of freedom will not return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Okawabara Kakoki case. Even if illegal investigation is established, the lost time and lives will not return.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Okawara Kakoki case, the company's president and others were arrested and indicted for illegally exporting machinery capable of military conversion. However, the prosecution dropped the charges just before the first trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the subsequent state redress lawsuit, the Tokyo High Court recognized the illegality of the arrest by the Public Security Bureau of the Metropolitan Police Department and the indictment by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, ordering the national government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay approximately 166 million yen in damages. Because the national government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government gave up their right to appeal, the ruling acknowledging the illegal investigation was finalized in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former advisor, who was arrested and indicted in the same case, was diagnosed with stomach cancer while in detention and subsequently passed away. The indictment was dismissed after that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reference:<a href=\"https:\/\/news.tv-asahi.co.jp\/news_society\/articles\/000431689.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Asahi: \"Okawara Kakoki case, illegal investigation ruling to be finalized\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this case has shown is the reality that if investigative agencies push forward with arrest and indictment without reviewing a legal interpretation or scenario they have once created, it causes damage that cannot be undone even if compensation and apologies are issued later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in the case involving Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto, the views of the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office and the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau regarding the legal requirements of the angel tax system, administrative confirmation, capital increase registration, and the reality of reinvestment are not necessarily correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is precisely why we must be wary of forcing one side's explanation through physical restraint while the legal evaluation is still being disputed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Five reasons why the Shigenori Kanemoto case is criticized as hostage justice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Shigenori Kanemoto cooperated with voluntary investigations for a long period of time.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is reported that he cooperated domestically for about a year following the inspection and reported to authorities every week for about two months prior to his arrest. If an arrest was still deemed necessary, it requires specific actions of flight or destruction of evidence that occurred just prior, rather than abstract possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Key materials belonging to Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto have already been seized.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assuming that a large amount of materials such as terminals, ledgers, and contracts have already been secured, it is necessary to identify the evidence that would be destroyed if physical custody were not imposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Shigenori Kanemoto is disputing the legal interpretation rather than the charges.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appears they are not entirely denying the existence of investments or fund transfers, but rather contesting the legal basis for deeming them illegal, the criteria for distinguishing between kickbacks and reinvestment, and their relationship with administrative confirmations. Differences in legal interpretations must not be resolved through physical detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Health issues had been pointed out regarding Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to sources, the inspection by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau continued late into the night despite complaints of feeling unwell, after which her mental health reportedly deteriorated. If physical restraint is to be implemented while monitoring health status, special considerations are necessary regarding medical care, interrogation time, access to counsel, and medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social sanctions preceded the arrest from the very day it happened.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shigenobu Kanemoto was reported nationwide from the day of his arrest along with his real name, alias, company background, and facial photo on social media. There is no guilty verdict yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrest causes the loss of one's company, business transactions, family, and reputation, while forcing the suspect to continue denying the charges under those conditions. Destroying the foundation of one's daily life even before entering the courtroom is also a factor that intensifies the pressure of hostage justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open questions to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>Did you request the detention of Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto? If requested, what is the date of the detention decision?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the specific risk of flight that served as the basis for the request for detention or the continuation of physical custody?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you consider the fact that Shigenori Kanemoto cooperated with domestic investigations for about a year after the inspection, and reported to authorities weekly for about two months before his arrest?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apart from overseas business or foreign nationality, have you confirmed any specific preparations for flight, such as purchasing airline tickets, vacating a residence, transferring assets, or concealing a passport?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can you identify the specific evidence that may be destroyed if there is a risk of destruction of evidence?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was the preservation of evidence insufficient with the PCs, smartphones, account books, and contracts already seized by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you considered methods less restrictive than physical detention, such as passport surrender, no-contact orders, communication restrictions, or home-based investigations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you treating Shigenori Kanemoto's denial of the charges as a risk of flight or destruction of evidence, or as a disadvantageous factor in the decision on bail?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During the interrogation, did you suggest confessions, changes in statements, or statements implicating the alleged mastermind in connection with release or bail?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is the entire interrogation process recorded both audio and video?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you confirming the doctor's opinion regarding Shigenori Kanemoto's health status, diagnosis, medication, and allowable interrogation time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you guaranteeing sufficient consultation with counsel, review of evidence, and clarification of legal issues?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If detention is to be continued, do you intend to promptly conduct pre-trial arrangement procedures and evidence disclosure, and hold a trial in an open court at an early stage?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do you perceive the social impact caused by national news coverage involving real names and facial photographs in relation to the presumption of innocence?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public questions for the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>Did you inform the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office of the fact that Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto continued to cooperate with the investigation for about a year after the inspection?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you convey that the intent to respond through written documents, legal counsel, or personal appearance continued up until the arrest?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you provide information to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office that Shigenori Kanemoto is making concrete preparations to flee?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If provided, what is the date and time when the fact occurred and what is the objective documentation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What was the reason for considering additional physical detention necessary despite a large amount of materials already having been seized?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you accurately report the late-night inspection and the deterioration of health to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Didn't you evaluate Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto's denials and legal arguments as an uncooperative attitude?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you compared and weighed the necessity of home investigation against physical detention to ensure this case does not invite criticism regarding hostage justice?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office continues to subject Shigenori Kanemoto to physical restraint, it must specifically explain the necessity.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being arrested does not make one guilty. Denying the charges does not mean one will flee. Disagreeing with the prosecutors' interpretation of the law does not mean one is hiding evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If concrete preparations for flight and evidence destruction by Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto have been confirmed, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office should simply present the evidence to the court and explain the necessity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, if physical detention continues simply because the suspect denies the charges, despite having cooperated with the investigation for nearly a year, reporting every week, and having key materials already confiscated, it is impossible to avoid criticism regarding hostage justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physical restraint is not a tool to win legal arguments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Shigenori Kanemoto's views are mistaken, please demonstrate so with law and evidence. If the application for the angel tax incentive was fraudulent, please prove the application, contracts, payments, share issuance, and fund transfers in an open court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of detaining suspects until a confession is obtained, proceed to trial if there is evidence. If there is no specific risk of flight or destruction of evidence, switch to investigation while at liberty or release with appropriate conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the criminal procedure of a nation governed by the rule of law that upholds the presumption of innocence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hostage justice reform demanded by the prosecutors' union<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prosecutors Union is not only demanding the release of Mr. Shigenori Kanamori; there is a need to reform the very structure in which those who deny the charges are detained longer, while those who confess are allowed to return to society sooner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>In decisions on detention and bail, the risk of evidence destruction must not be based on abstract concerns, but must be demonstrated with concrete facts in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Denial, silence, and legal disputes must not be used to disadvantage someone in detention or bail.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If evidence has already been seized, alternative measures such as home-based investigation, passport surrender, and a prohibition on contact should be prioritized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allowing defense counsel to be present during all interrogations and making recording and videotaping mandatory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure independent medical evaluation and treatment for suspects with health issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speeding up post-indictment evidence disclosure and pretrial arrangement procedures to prevent prolonged detention before the start of trials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When an illegal arrest and detention is recognized, the responsibility of the person in charge and the organization must be clarified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the Pressance case and the Okawara Kakoki case later resulted in the acknowledgment of innocence and illegal investigations. However, the time, company, reputation, health, and family life lost during detention cannot be restored by a judgment alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office must not turn Shigenori Kanamoto's case into the next hostage justice case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We must not make it a case that relies on the statements created after the arrest, rather than the necessity of the arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have evidence, present it in open court. 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