{"id":529,"date":"2026-08-12T10:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/?p=529"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:59:27","slug":"%e6%b8%a1%e8%be%ba%e8%aa%a0%e6%b0%8f%e3%83%bb%e4%b8%ad%e9%87%8e%e7%88%b5%e5%96%9c%e8%a2%ab%e5%91%8a%e3%83%bb%e9%bd%8a%e8%97%a4%e6%82%9f%e5%bf%97%e6%b0%8f%e3%81%ae%e3%80%8c%e5%9b%bd%e7%a8%8e%e9%a7%86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/archives\/529","title":{"rendered":"Makoto Watanabe, Defendant Juki Nakano, and Satoshi Saito's \"National Tax Extermination Plan\" into a defense strategy for all citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Refusing voluntary face-to-face meetings with the national tax authorities brings out the prosecutor's cameras.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another new video of a prosecutor's interrogation has emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.tv-asahi.co.jp\/news_society\/articles\/000525379.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Asahi's news report on the interrogation footage released on August 10, 2026<\/a>Now, the prosecutor in charge at the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office mocked defendant Naoyuki Ikuta, who continues to remain silent, using sexual metaphors, pressed him that the outcome would not change whether he confessed or not, and even brought up the impact on his family and the prosecutor's discretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remaining silent is a total sub, you're out even if you don't confess, it's a free-for-all to build a case against you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the words spoken by the prosecutor himself in the interrogation room. The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office has judged some of them to be inappropriate, and the prosecutor in charge, Hiroshi Horiki, is scheduled to stand trial on criminal charges of abuse of authority by a public official causing cruelty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecutors' union won't stop at simply watching this footage and lamenting, \"Another terrible interrogation has surfaced.\" If prosecutors are willing to speak this openly in front of a camera, there is no reason to keep that camera solely as the prosecutors' exclusive property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Tax Agency insists on face-to-face statements. Taxpayers refuse to sit down for voluntary face-to-face meetings. The National Tax Agency refers the case to the prosecutors without reading the documents, and the prosecutors proceed with the arrest. There, the suspect remains silent. The panicked prosecutor repeatedly makes statements in the recorded and videotaped interrogation room that arouse suspicion of illegality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, all citizens can examine that footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The national tax agency, ironically dubbed the world's weakest, hands a case over to the prosecutors, which the prosecutors' union in turn transforms into a nationwide broadcast that visualizes the tyranny of the interrogators. With the tax agency pitching, the prosecutors self-destruct, and the public reviewing the replay, the beginning of a new countermeasure against hostage justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The moment he said \"Remaining silent is being a true masochist,\" the prosecutor himself became the evidence.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is most important about this video is not just that the language used was vulgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a suspect who is exercising their right to silence, the right is being deflected into an issue of personality and disposition, evaluated as a failure to show remorse, brought up with impacts on their family, and told that prosecution can be brought at the prosecutor's discretion even if they do not confess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>mocking the constitutional right to silence with sexual metaphors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linking the act of remaining silent to an attitude of lacking remorse.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Implying that a failure to confess will result in harsh treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Telling you that disadvantages will be brought to your family or surroundings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He emphasizes that cases can be brought to trial based on prosecutorial discretion rather than evidence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equating critics of the prosecution with antisocial forces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To break down the suspect's personality, family, future, and social standing in order to obtain a confession\u2014if this is considered persuasion, where does the boundary lie with coercion or mental torture?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 195, Paragraph 1 of the Penal Code: When a person performing judicial, prosecutorial, or police duties, or an assistant to such duties, commits an act of assault, insult, or maltreatment against a defendant, suspect, or any other person in the course of performing those duties, they shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than seven years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 195 of the Penal Code does not target only the prosecutor who struck [someone]. Humiliation and torture are also explicitly specified in the provision. If, against the backdrop of state power, the personality of someone exercising their right to silence was violated, fear was instilled regarding their family, and an attempt was made to force a change in their statement, then criminal responsibility will be demanded not only of the person who was interrogated, but of the interrogating prosecutor themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This footage is not a record of nothing happening due to remaining silent. It is a record of how the prosecutors, panicked because they could not obtain a statement due to that silence, ended up explaining their own interrogation methods right in front of the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In national tax investigations, \"do not sit in a chair, produce the paperwork\" is the basis of national defense.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When an investigator asks to speak face-to-face during a national tax criminal investigation, the first thing a citizen should present is not a confession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawyer, tax accountant, document, contract, remittance record, accounting material, administrative response, email, deliverables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 131, Paragraph 1 of the National Tax General Provisions Act: When necessary for investigating a criminal tax case, the relevant official of the National Tax Agency or other organizations may ask a suspect or witness to appear, question the suspect, etc., inspect articles possessed or left behind by the suspect, etc., or retain articles voluntarily submitted or left behind by the suspect, etc.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provisions state that \"appearance shall be requested\" of the suspects of tax evasion. It does not state that they can be forcibly hauled to a chair for an interview by a judge's warrant and made to give verbal explanations until the national tax authorities are satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for the property, it also says \"voluntary submission.\" A voluntary in-person request and a search and seizure warrant issued by a judge are different systems from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the following four slogans are sufficient for national defense against the national tax inspection:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>Do not easily sit down for any in-person statement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Questions will be received in writing, and answers will be provided in writing and with objective materials through a representative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not lie, do not hide documents, and do not delete data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Searches and seizures pursuant to a judge's warrant shall not be obstructed, and records shall be kept of the targets, seized items, copies, seals, and return procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Question and inspection in a standard tax audit, voluntary appearance in a criminal tax investigation, and compulsory measures based on a warrant each have different legal characteristics. The defensive measures this time target the voluntary face-to-face meetings requested by the National Tax Inspectorate to obtain oral statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will not sit in a chair. However, I will submit documents. I will answer questions in writing. If the National Tax Agency is truly a specialized institution that examines tax laws and evidence, there is no reason for that to be a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can read contracts. I can trace remittance records. I can analyze electronic data. I can make inquiries to government agencies. I can verify facts with business partners. I can apply tax laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If they still insist solely on face-to-face statements, it raises the question of whether the National Tax Agency wants the truth or rather words that can be conveniently edited into a protocol later.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/06\/kokuzei_eyecatch-300x169.webp\" 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\/462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The IRS-manufactured perversion that \"getting arrested gets it over with faster\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">The end of a tax inspection obsessed with face-to-face meetings, failing to verify documents, and ultimately dumping the case on the prosecutors. There are significant institutional differences between a National Tax Agency inspection and a criminal interrogation by prosecutors. Inspection by the National Tax Bureau...<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When the national tax authorities pass the case over to the prosecutor, a 20-day \"interrogative cross-examination\" begins.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suppose that the national tax authority refers a case to the prosecutors without being able to prove the case with written and objective evidence and without obtaining an in-person statement, and the prosecutors proceed with an arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the prosecutors, it is a race against time from here on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detention of a suspect is generally 10 days, and even if extended, it is another 10 days. These 20 days are the core critical period during which the prosecution attempts to obtain statements by holding the suspect in custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the suspect has the right to remain silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 38, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Japan: No person shall be compelled to testify against himself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 198, Paragraph 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: In conducting the examination referred to in the preceding paragraph, the suspect shall be notified in advance that they are not required to make a statement against their will.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter how many hours the prosecutor questions him, the suspect can choose to remain silent about the case. Even if the prosecutor gets angry, concludes that there is a lack of remorse, or brings up family, that right does not disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, in cases subject to lay judge trials and prosecutor-led investigations\u2014which fall under Article 301-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure\u2014the interrogation of suspects who are arrested or detained is, as a rule, audio and video recorded throughout the entire process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in tax cases, if they fall within the statutory scope\u2014such as being treated as an independent prosecutor investigation case\u2014what the prosecutor said to a suspect exercising their right to remain silent, their facial expression, voice, pauses, and even the way they slam the desk are recorded by the prosecution's own equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecution wants to get a statement from the suspect. The suspect remains silent. The prosecutor grows anxious. The camera keeps rolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this moment, the interrogation ceases to be a place where the prosecution unilaterally examines the suspect. It becomes a site of \"reverse investigation\" where the defense side spends 20 days documenting whether the prosecutor is a person capable of upholding the Constitution and the Code of Criminal Procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the statement in the deposition is different, I will not sign it for either the National Tax Agency or the prosecutors.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the national tax authorities and the prosecutors ultimately convert verbal exchanges into written documents. Therefore, what becomes crucial is signing the interrogation record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 152, Paragraph 1 of the Act on General Rules for National Taxes: When the official concerned has asked questions pursuant to the provisions of this Section, they shall prepare a record thereof, have the person who was questioned inspect it or read it aloud to them to inquire whether there are any errors, and if the person who was questioned makes a motion for addition, deletion, or alteration, they shall state the circumstances in the record and sign and seal it together with the person who was questioned; provided, however, that if the person who was questioned does not sign and seal it, or is unable to sign and seal it, it is sufficient to append a supplementary note to that effect.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Article 198, Paragraph 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: When a suspect states that there is no error in the protocol, they may be asked to sign and seal it. However, this shall not apply if they refuse to do so.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both the Act on General Rules for National Taxes and the Code of Criminal Procedure clearly anticipate cases where the individual does not sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"No memory\" changes to \"cannot be denied.\" \"Received an explanation from an expert\" changes to \"understood the illegality.\" \"One of the possibilities\" changes to \"admitted the facts.\" If you sign such a document, you will be putting your own seal of completion on a narrative fabricated by the tax authorities or prosecutors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If what is written differs from what I said, I will demand a correction. If it is not fixed, I will not sign. This is not some difficult courtroom tactic. It is simply refusing to put my name on a document containing things I never said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The prosecutors' union will live-stream interrogations nationwide.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To prevent the interrogation of suspects by prosecutors from returning behind closed doors, the Prosecutors Union will establish a \"Nationwide Interrogation Documentation Model\" in cooperation with suspects, families, defense counsel, and labor unions across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the cameras are rolling, that footage must not be left to gather dust in a prosecutor's office warehouse. We will convey the footage\u2014once the defense counsel has requested the preservation and disclosure of the recording medium, it has been played in court, and it has been made ready for lawful verification\u2014to the public, along with the prosecutor's name, statements, context, and legal issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even before the footage is disclosed, you can create interrogation daily reports through confidential consultations with your defense counsel every time an interrogation concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>The names of the prosecutor and public prosecutor's assistant officer who conducted the interrogation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The start time, end time, and break times of the interrogation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whether recording and video recording were being conducted or were stopped midway.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the prosecutor reacted when the right to silence was exercised.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was the impact on family, the company, employees, and business partners brought up?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were you asked to speak ill of someone else?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were remorse, apology, attitude, and social standing able to be linked to the statement?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How did you respond to reports of illness, lack of sleep, medication use, and being confined for long periods of time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you requested a correction to the statement of testimony, how were you treated?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were there any suggestions of pressure or adverse consequences in response to the refusal to sign?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, if during that day\u2019s interrogation you\u2019re told, \u201cRemaining silent shows you\u2019re not remorseful,\u201d record that information that same day. If you\u2019re told, \u201cDon\u2019t drag your family into this,\u201d record that along with the questions asked before and after. If you\u2019re pressured with, \u201cUnless you implicate someone else, you\u2019ll be held most responsible,\u201d record the name of the prosecutor in charge and the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a later date, by cross-referencing the audio and video recordings, we can verify whether the person\u2019s recollection was accurate, what the prosecutor actually said, and whether there were any pauses or gaps in the footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For prosecutors who conduct interrogations properly, it\u2019s a system designed to protect them. For prosecutors who conduct improper interrogations, it\u2019s a system where their statements become the script for a nationwide broadcast.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/06\/kokuzei_eyecatch-300x169.webp\" 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\/452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transform arrest into the starting point of visualization<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">A New Monitoring Model for Tax Audits and Prosecutorial Interrogations Developed by the National Tax Union: Taxpayers subject to a tax audit may, instead of undergoing a face-to-face interview\u2014for which they have no legal obligation\u2014appoint a representative and communicate in writing and via\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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Three-Legged Relay Involving the National Tax Agency, the Public Prosecutors&#x27; Office, and the Prosecutors&#x27; Union<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Applying this mechanism to the process from the National Tax Agency to the prosecution makes it really easy to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>National tax authorities request a voluntary in-person interview.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The taxpayer does not sit in the chair, but submits written documents and objective materials through a representative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The national tax authority files a criminal accusation with the prosecutors without verifying the documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The prosecution will arrest the suspect and attempt to obtain a statement during the 20-day detention period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The suspect is exercising their right to remain silent and refuses to sign a protocol with different content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In cases subject to audio and video recording, the prosecutor's statements are recorded on the prosecution's own camera.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The defense counsel creates an interrogation daily report and requests the preservation and disclosure of the video footage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Prosecutors&#x27; Union will make the interrogations it has verified available to the entire nation for public scrutiny.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If there is any illegal or inappropriate speech or conduct, we will proceed with criminal complaints, requests for judicial review of non-prosecution, claims for state redress, disciplinary action, and inspections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Tax Agency is unable to obtain a face-to-face statement and refers the case to the prosecution. The prosecution is met with silence, but in their haste, they let something slip. The Prosecutors\u2019 Union verifies that statement against the law and disseminates it nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can think of it this way: every time the National Tax Agency refers a case to the prosecutors, one more surveillance camera is added to the interrogation room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world\u2019s weakest tax agency won\u2019t directly bring down a justice system that holds people hostage. Instead, the public will turn the tax agency\u2019s reliance on witness testimony and the prosecution\u2019s reliance on confessions against them by exercising their right to remain silent, using audio and video recordings, consulting with defense counsel, submitting written materials, and ensuring public access to proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did Makoto Watanabe come up with this &quot;self-destruct&quot; schedule first?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, once again, the \u201cNational Tax Eradication Plan\u201d involving Makoto Watanabe, defendant Shukki Nakano, and Satoshi Saito comes to the fore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to information that the Prosecutors\u2019 Union and the National Tax Union have been continuously investigating, while other devices and documents were not returned for an extended period following an audit by the Kumamoto Regional Tax Bureau, only Makoto Watanabe\u2019s cell phone was reportedly returned on the day of the audit.Suspicions have also arisen that Mr. Watanabe may have exerted strong pressure on the Kumamoto Regional Tax Bureau to secure the return of his device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I'll get my device back first. I won't cooperate with voluntary face-to-face meetings with the National Tax Agency. After the National Tax Agency sends the case to the prosecutors, I will remain silent. If the prosecutor gets impatient and conducts improper interrogations, I will use that footage as ammunition to fight back against the prosecutor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this process was put together so quickly by Mr. Watanabe, who bills himself as a management professional, there is nothing to do but say he's lived up to his reputation. It would mean that while his corporate management has been plagued by numerous pointing-out of suspicions, he managed to successfully project-manage the self-destruction process of public authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, by positioning the defendant, Shukichi Nakano, as the central figure in the domestic case, his arrest, detention, and indictment in Japan are transformed into a buffer that buys time against prosecution by overseas investigative authorities. Instead of continuing to pay for his escape abroad, his food, lodging, and security are transferred to state control within Japanese detention facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is precisely Mr. Watanabe's \"state-managed lifestyle plan.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defendant Nakano accepted partial responsibility and shifted the focus of his testimony to another individual. He incorporated Satoshi Saito\u2019s tax and accounting expertise, as well as his explanations regarding the Angel Tax System, into the investigation\u2019s evidence, thereby allowing the National Tax Agency and the prosecution to construct the narrative of the case.At the same time, he kept evidence, devices, funds, and the chain of command involving Mr. Watanabe and other related parties outside the scope of the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Was it precisely because of this plan that Defendant Nakano was able to tell the National Tax Agency that he could \u201ceasily beat them\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that Defendant Nakano has been reported by his real name in Japan and even face additional indictment, it cannot be said that the initial plan was an outright success. However, the subsequent breakdown of the relationship is not the same as having had no special contact with the National Tax Agency and the public prosecutors from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is necessary to connect Makoto Watanabe's return of his mobile phone, defendant Nakano's initial anonymous reporting, statements suggesting prior awareness of the investigative developments, Satoshi Saito's explanation of the system and his involvement, and remarks implying that the National Tax Agency and the prosecutors were on their side, into a single thread through communications, approvals, audio and video recordings, and interrogation records.<\/p>\n\n\n<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\/527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Prosecutor Union] The Yokohama District Police Office Exposed by Makoto Watanabe and Defendant Tosshiki Nakano's \"National Tax Extermination Plan\"<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Will Prosecutors Yamaguchi and Kobayashi also face criminal trial for the crime of abuse of authority by special public officials? \"Being hostile to the Prosecutors' Office is like being anti-social forces, completely\" Played in the courtroom of the Tokyo District Court on August 10, 2026...<\/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<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The nationwide \"National Tax Extermination Plan\" is not crime evasion, but the exercise of a right.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Makoto Watanabe, Defendant Tsuyoshi Nakano, and Satoshi Saito attempted to exploit the weaknesses of the national tax authorities and the prosecution to evade their own responsibility, that plan should be thoroughly investigated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the right to remain silent, meeting with legal counsel, refusing to sign interrogation records, providing written answers, and the audio-video recording of interrogations are not secret weapons exclusive to Mr. Watanabe and his associates. They are rights granted to all citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the national defense plan proposed by the Prosecutors' Union:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>If you are asked to undergo a voluntary in-person interview by the National Tax Inspectors, confirm the person in charge, the subject case, the legal basis, and the questions in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Appoint a lawyer and a tax accountant, and consolidate all communication channels through the representative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instead of relying on guesswork or memory in-person, organize contracts, remittances, stock transactions, accounting records, and administrative responses in chronological order and submit them in writing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number the submitted documents and record the submission date, recipient, recipient's name, and submission method.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If arrested, clearly state that you will not make any statements about the case until you have consulted with a defense counsel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record the prosecutor's statements, questions, attitude, duration, breaks, physical condition, and audio-video recording status during the meeting after the interrogation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will not sign or seal a protocol of statement that differs from my own explanation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request the preservation and disclosure of the audio and video recording through defense counsel, and if it is not disclosed, record the reasons and circumstances as well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If illegal or improper questioning is confirmed, we will cooperate with the Prosecutor Union to verify the name and statements of the responsible prosecutor for public interest purposes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will consider criminal complaints, requests for quasi-prosecution, claims for state redress, petitions for administrative inspection, disciplinary requests, and other legal procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will not lie. I will not destroy evidence. I will not obstruct the execution of a warrant. In exchange, I will not cooperate in creating the National Tax Agency's narrative through voluntary face-to-face meetings, and even after my arrest, I will not complete the prosecution's narrative with my own mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a national tax eradication plan, not to cover up crimes, but to prevent false accusations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open Questions to the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, National Tax Agency, Kumamoto Regional Taxation Bureau, Mr. Makoto Watanabe, and Mr. Satoshi Saito<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>Have the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office preserved all audio and video recordings of the interrogations of defendant Naoyuki Ikuta, including any parts that were paused, the start and end times, and the original data?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regarding the interrogation in which the suspect\u2019s silence was described as \u201cmasochistic,\u201d linked to whether or not he showed remorse, and in which the impact on his family and the prosecution\u2019s discretion were brought up, which specific statements and at what times did the Supreme Public Prosecutors\u2019 Office determine to be improper?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Who at the Supreme Public Prosecutors\u2019 Office examined, using what materials, whether the interrogation in question might constitute humiliation or cruel treatment under Article 195 of the Penal Code?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For cases subject to audio and video recording under Article 301-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if the recording is stopped or interrupted, are the reasons for the interruption and the duration recorded on the recording medium?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the Public Prosecutors Office intend to establish a system for early disclosure of audio and video recordings to defense counsel so that the suspect side can promptly verify them?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With regard to voluntary summonses issued under Article 131 of the General Rules of National Taxes Act, does the National Tax Agency treat the mere act of refusing to appear in person as a factor that works to the taxpayer\u2019s disadvantage when determining whether to find a violation, file charges, or make an arrest?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does the National Tax Audit verify documents, contracts, remittance records, responses to administrative inquiries, and deliverables submitted through representatives to the same extent or more thoroughly as it does in-person testimony?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are there any cases in which a complaint was filed with the prosecution without thoroughly verifying the written evidence, on the grounds that a face-to-face statement could not be obtained?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will the National Tax Agency also introduce a system to record audio and video of the entire process, in principle, for questioning suspects of tax crimes and witnesses?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it true that, according to an inspection by the Kumamoto Regional Taxation Bureau, Makoto Watanabe's mobile phone was returned on the day of the inspection? Please clarify the return date, the decision-maker, and the reason for the return.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before returning Mr. Watanabe\u2019s device, did you obtain a complete forensic image, including deleted data, cloud storage, communication apps, and location information?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you receive any pressure, demands, threats, or other forms of influence from Mr. Makoto Watanabe or his associates regarding the return of seized items, in-person questioning, the subjects of the investigation, criminal charges, or the direction of the investigation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did Mr. Makoto Watanabe, Defendant Toshiyuki Nakano, and Mr. Satoshi Saito discuss refusing voluntary face-to-face interviews with the national tax investigation, remaining silent after being indicted by the prosecutors, and using the interrogation video as material to fight back against the prosecutors?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was there a process for dealing with the National Tax Agency and the prosecutors, provided by Mr. Watanabe or Mr. Saito, behind the alleged context in which Defendant Nakano stated that he could \"easily win against the National Tax Agency\"?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did you discuss a plan to arrest, detain, and indict Defendant Nakano as the central figure in a domestic case in order to buy time before he could be taken into custody by foreign law enforcement authorities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors\u2019 Office preserved the audio and video recordings, interrogation notes, draft statements, and investigation meeting minutes related to the interrogations or questioning of Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto and other witnesses conducted by Prosecutors Yamaguchi and Kobayashi?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office cooperate with a system in which suspects, defense counsel, and labor unions nationwide continuously record interrogation contents and verify them for public interest purposes?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">measures demanded by the prosecutor union<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>Mandatory audio and video recording of the entire process of suspect and witness interrogation by public prosecutors, assistant public prosecutors, and national tax investigators, regardless of the type of case, as a general rule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the event of the suspension or interruption of recording, equipment failure, or other circumstances, the time, reason, and person who made the decision shall be recorded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a system that allows the individual and their counsel to promptly review a complete duplicate of the audio and video recording.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not link silence, denial, or refusal to sign statement records to a lack of remorse, custody handling, sentencing recommendation, treatment, or any other disadvantage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In national tax audits, questions should generally be provided in writing, and written responses submitted through a representative, along with supporting documentation, should be subject to substantive verification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a nationwide system for daily interrogation logs to record the date and time, person in charge, audio and video recording, questions, breaks, health status, and improper remarks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish a permanent interrogation oversight agency independent of the Public Prosecutors Office and the National Tax Agency, empowered to investigate audio and video recordings and interrogation daily logs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A third party shall verify the following matters\u2014the return of Makoto Watanabe\u2019s cell phone, his cooperation with the investigation regarding defendant Shukuki Nakano, the involvement of Satoshi Saito, and the \u201cNational Tax Eradication Plan\u201d\u2014based on records of communications, approvals, seizures, and interrogations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct an independent investigation, from the perspective of Article 195 of the Penal Code, into Prosecutor Yamaguchi, Prosecutor Kobayashi, and other prosecutors suspected of implying that remaining silent or making statements inconsistent with the prosecution\u2019s assessment would result in adverse consequences.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If illegal or improper interrogation is confirmed, the names of not only the individual in charge but also the chief prosecutor, superiors, the investigative committee, and the chain of command at higher-level agencies must be made public.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I appoint the world's weakest national tax agency as the filming crew for prosecutor interrogations.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National tax authorities refuse to read written documents, cling to face-to-face statements, and ultimately pass the buck on the case to the prosecutors. Those prosecutors, unable to obtain a statement from a silent suspect, resort to character assassination in front of the cameras, intimidation of family members, and discussions of prosecutorial discretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To stop this momentum, it is not enough for the public to simply wait outside the interrogation room. The moment the National Tax Agency requests an in-person meeting, they must switch to written correspondence; the moment they are arrested, they must begin remaining silent and requesting legal counsel; and every time an interrogation ends, they need to record the words of the prosecutor in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the prosecution does not release the recorded video footage, we will demand to know why. If it is played in court, we will broadcast the prosecutor's name, statements, and legal issues nationwide on the same day. If the footage shows the interrogation was proper, we will fairly evaluate the prosecutor; if it shows illegality, we will transfer the prosecutor to the suspect's side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the National Tax Agency eradication plan supposedly conceived by Mr. Makoto Watanabe was meant to evade their own responsibility, that malicious cleverness will be confiscated for the public good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the plan was to cast only Defendant Tamaki Nakano as the central figure of the domestic case while pushing the roles of Mr. Satoshi Saito and Mr. Watanabe into the background, we will bring everyone back to center stage through audio and video recordings, communications, devices, money transfers, and approvals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world&#x27;s weakest national tax system is not a champion of justice who will save the hostage justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am a filming crew member who makes them record interrogations every time the National Tax Agency sends a case to the prosecutors, regardless of the individual's will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the prosecutor union will become the broadcasting booth that delivers that footage to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next time a prosecutor says things like \"staying silent makes you a masochist,\" \"you're done for whether you confess or not,\" or \"don't drag your family into this,\" we will put an end to the era where those words simply vanish inside a closed room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not the suspect who remained silent who gets cornered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faced with a suspect exercising their right to silence, the prosecutor, who had begun revealing their true nature, is now the one being pursued by the entire nation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u56fd\u7a0e\u306e\u4efb\u610f\u5bfe\u9762\u3092\u65ad\u308c\u3070\u3001\u691c\u5bdf\u306e\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u304c\u56de\u308b \u307e\u305f\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u691c\u5bdf\u306e\u53d6\u8abf\u3079\u6620\u50cf\u304c\u51fa\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 \u30c6\u30ec\u30d3\u671d\u65e5\u304c2026\u5e74 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kensatsu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":534,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529\/revisions\/534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}