{"id":555,"date":"2026-08-20T08:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/?p=555"},"modified":"2026-08-20T08:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:43:06","slug":"%e7%a2%ba%e8%aa%8d%e6%9b%b8%e3%82%92%e5%8f%96%e3%82%8a%e6%b6%88%e3%81%95%e3%81%9a%e9%87%91%e6%9c%ac%e9%87%8d%e5%be%b3%e6%b0%8f%e3%82%92%e8%b5%b7%e8%a8%b4%e3%81%97%e3%81%9f%e3%82%a8%e3%83%b3%e3%82%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/archives\/555","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutors Angel, Prosecutor Kobayashi, and Prosecutor Yamaguchi, who indicted Shigenori Kanamoto without revoking the written confirmation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry responded with \"will not answer\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regarding the angel tax system jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, when the Prosecutors' Union called the ministry's responsible department to confirm, they received an extremely important response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecutors' union has already preserved the evidence regarding this case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, as far as they currently know, there have been no cases where a confirmation letter, once issued, was later revoked and made public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, regarding the case involving Mr. Shigenori Kanemoto, we were aware of the reports and also recognized that the investigation was proceeding. However, they did not answer any of the core questions at all: what would happen to other investors who invested in N Co., Ltd.; why an investment that had received administrative confirmation was becoming a crime; whether the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or the prefectural governments had judged the confirmation letters to be invalid; and why the National Tax Agency and the prosecutors had initiated a criminal case first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, when the union side confirmed, \"So that is the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's answer, is it?\", the representative answered, \"Yes.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, no response is the official response of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A system for issuing certificates will be created. The verification of corporate requirements and stock payments will be delegated to the prefectures. Investors will be instructed to rely on these certificates when filing their tax returns. However, the moment an investor who trusted the certificate is arrested, the agency responsible for the system vanishes behind the wings, claiming they are \"not in a position to answer.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the remaining scenes, Prosecutor Kobayashi and Prosecutor Yamaguchi, who cannot even handle the name of the angel tax system correctly, suddenly appear as the final examiners of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article is not a training material to teach those two about the angel tax system from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a public summary of issues directed at the judge presiding over Mr. Kanemoto's criminal trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The only fact explicitly stated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry: \"We are not aware of the cancellation or public notice of the confirmation letter.\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The union side first asked whether there have been any cases where a once-issued angel tax system confirmation letter was subsequently revoked.<\/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\">It's set up so that the prefectures would handle the cancellation and make a public announcement in that case, and while we don't know immediately if there are any comprehensive past examples, at least we are not aware of any at the present time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, when I asked to confirm my understanding that there are currently no publicized cases of revocation, the representative answered as follows:<\/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\">Yes, that is correct.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not an answer based on a comprehensive, on-the-spot investigation of past cases nationwide by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. However, it is a clear answer that, at least to the extent currently known by the division in charge of the system, there are no cases of registration cancellation and public notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/public-comment.e-gov.go.jp\/pcm\/download?seqNo=0000271763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overview of the amendment to the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Strengthening Small and Medium Enterprises Business, published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry<\/a>Now, a system is outlined in which, if false or fraudulent applications are discovered, the prefectural governor revokes the confirmation, notifies the company, has the confirmation certificate returned, notifies the competent district tax office, and makes a public announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>Revocation of confirmation by the prefectural governor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notice of cancellation to confirmed companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Request for the return of the confirmation letter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notice to the head of the tax office with jurisdiction over the corporation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public notice of the fact that the confirmation has been revoked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system provides an exit route in case of an administrative confirmation error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in Mr. Kanemoto's case, there is no evidence of an administrative disposition revoking the written confirmation, no explanation that the written confirmation was returned, no explanation that the revocation was notified to the competent tax office, and no public notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leave the confirmation document as it is administratively, and only revoke the investor's status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that at the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, handcuffs carry more weight than an angel tax system confirmation letter.<\/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\/282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who retroactively added \"unseen requirements\" to Kanamoto Shigenori's angel tax system?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Prosecution Union Emergency Verification Series: Kanemoto Shigetoku's Angel Tax System Case. Arrested Investor and Unnamed Advisor. First Draft Second Draft Third Draft Fourth Draft Fifth Draft The prosecution's specific articles...<\/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\">I know about the Shigenori Kanemoto incident, but I will not answer what was deemed illegal.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the union side asked whether they were aware of the incident involving Mr. Kanemoto, who is reported to have abused the Angel Tax System, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official gave a clear answer.<\/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\">I am aware of the reports.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not that I didn't know about the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I asked whether all the other investors would also become criminals if multiple investors had invested in Company N after receiving the same explanation and Company N had no substance as reported, the response changed as follows:<\/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\">I understand that this is a matter currently under investigation by investigative authorities, so I would like to refrain from commenting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, the person in charge stated that the investigative authorities are also verifying what kind of scheme has been reported.<\/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\">The scheme as reported is also being properly verified within the investigative authorities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here, the institutional roles are reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has jurisdiction over the angel tax system, and prefectures verify company requirements, investment contracts, share payments, and other materials to issue confirmation letters. The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office is neither the organization that created the system nor the organization that issued the confirmation letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is said that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is having the investigative authorities verify the details of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is like a hospital leaving patient diagnosis to a pharmacist, and the doctor responding, \"Since the pharmacist is currently verifying it properly, I will refrain from commenting.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi, who played the roles of those pharmacists, have never once explained to the public what the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry confirmed and upon which requirements it based its judgment that they were met before arresting Mr. Kanemoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The responsibility-separation magic of \"The verification part is up to METI\" and \"We are not in a position to answer about individual cases\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The union side repeatedly asked whether the angel tax system itself wasn't under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stating that overall taxation falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Finance and the National Tax Agency, the official explained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's own role as follows:<\/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\">The structure is such that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is in charge of certain parts, such as the verification process for the angel tax incentive and a portion of the system's enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is in charge of part of the verification and part of the system enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, regarding this investment, what was confirmed and what was not? Did the premises of the confirmation letter collapse? Were reinvestments or transactions after the investment prohibited under the regulations? These are precisely questions regarding the confirmation part and regulatory enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the answer to that question was as follows.<\/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\">I am not in a position to comment on individual cases.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will handle the verification. However, I am not in a position to answer regarding individual verified cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rules are enforced. However, even if citizens who use those rules are arrested, no explanation is given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When issuing the confirmation certificate, an administration. After being arrested, a stranger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's new separation-of-responsibility magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry acknowledged that \"no response is the official response.\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The union side asked whether the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or the administrative agency enforcing the system determined that the angel tax system used by Mr. Kanemoto did not meet the requirements, and whether they passed those results to the national tax authorities or prosecutors.<\/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\">We are not in a position to comment on that either.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then why did it suddenly become a criminal case?<\/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\">We are not in a position to answer regarding that matter either.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even when I checked whether it was correct to understand that if the National Tax Agency or prosecutors initiate a criminal case first, even though the jurisdiction falls under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, there is no need to respond to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the official repeatedly stated that they were \"not in a position to answer the details.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the union side made a final confirmation as to whether this was the response from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/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\">As for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, that is the answer we are giving.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person in charge answered, \"Yes.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, this instance of no response is not simply a matter of the person on the phone being at a loss for words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which has jurisdiction over the system, we chose not to answer as our answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And that representative, despite the union side identifying themselves, refused to state their own name until the very end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Companies and investors are required to submit everything from their names, locations, shareholding structures, contracts, payment records, bank documents, to registry records. Yet, the officials explaining the system to the public do not even submit their own names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that the strictest anonymous investor in the angel tax system was an official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/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 15, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution of Japan: All public officials are servants of the whole community and not of any group thereof.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A public servant's duty is not to unconditionally disclose all personal information upon receiving questions from citizens. However, explaining as the responsible department the standards of the system under one's jurisdiction, the legal effect of administrative confirmations, the presence or absence of revocations, and the threshold at which citizens may face criminal liability is the most fundamental job of the administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are just going to keep repeating that you are not in a position to answer, an automated voice would suffice instead of a department in charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the prefectures know the individual circumstances, while the National Tax Agency and the public prosecutors do not.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chusho.meti.go.jp\/keiei\/chiiki\/angel\/application\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The process from application for the angel tax system indicated by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency to the final tax return<\/a>Then, the venture company submits a confirmation application to the prefecture where its head office is located, the prefecture issues a confirmation letter to the company after verification, the company hands the confirmation letter to the investor, and the investor submits it to the tax office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, regarding the individual company N Co., Ltd., the administrative records detailing the circumstances at the time of application exist in the following locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>The confirmation application submitted by N Corporation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business materials for confirming corporate requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Investment contract and share subscription-related documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documents showing payments by Mr. Kanemoto and other investors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Documents related to the shareholder registry, capital increase registration, and number of issued shares.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A record of the administrative agency requesting additional explanation or additional materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The date the confirmation letter was issued, the target payment, and the confirmed requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The details of each individual case from the beginning are known only to Company N, which submitted the application, and the prefectural government that verified it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is the one that knows the purpose of the system, the items to be checked, the application forms, and the execution methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, the National Tax Agency and the public prosecutors' office are the ones that do not review building confirmation applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An official at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry stated that they cannot answer because they do not know the individual circumstances. However, it is the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that designed the system for verifying individual circumstances and has the prefectures implement it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don't know, you can just check with the prefecture that issued the confirmation document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is no reason to pass the buck to the prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without checking the administrative records held by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the prefectural governments, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, which does not have jurisdiction over the system, calls it \"abuse,\" the national tax authorities draw up a fund movement diagram, and demand a confession from Mr. Kanemoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The administration, which knows the individual circumstances, remains silent, while the investigative authorities, who do not know the individual circumstances, make assertions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person in charge's explanation completely turns the structure of the system upside down.<\/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\/537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Prosecutors Union Editorial] Does Calling It \"Kickback\" Make Capital Increases Disappear?\u2014Prosecutor Kobayashi of the Yokohama District Prosecutor's Office and Yamaguchi in the Angel Tax System Case...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">We must not let a single word, \"kickback,\" erase even the Companies Act. We hold strong concerns regarding the prosecutors' heavy-handed and ill-planned approach. This is not mere emotional argument. 2...<\/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\">How are they going to make Mr. Kanemoto admit to the prohibited matters that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry cannot answer?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, the official from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry did not indicate which provisions of the angel tax incentive system were violated by the fact that, back in 2023, the investee company reinvested in another company, provided loans, placed business orders, and exchanged money with investors or related companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mere fact that funds moved after the investment in Company N does not automatically render the initial investment fictitious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>Was the capital actually paid into Company N?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were shares of Company N issued?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did Mr. Kanemoto acquire shareholder rights?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was there a definitive agreement to return the funds at the time of the investment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were there substance, contracts, consideration, and business purposes for each transaction after the investment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What did Defendant Nakano Tatsuyoshi and Mr. Satoshi Saito explain to Mr. Kanemoto?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Did Mr. Kanemoto recognize the falsity of the explanation?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only by verifying these individually can we determine whether it is a substantive investment or a sham transaction from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry cannot answer which system requirements were violated. Nor does it show the fact that it revoked the confirmation letter. It also does not explain which part of the application documents was false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that state, what does the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office want to make Mr. Kanemoto admit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you saying I should admit to knowing unpublished prohibitions? Do you want to force Kanemoto, an ordinary investor, to confess that he alone understood a regulatory interpretation that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry cannot explain?<\/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 31 of the Constitution of Japan: No person shall be deprived of life or liberty, nor shall any other criminal penalty be imposed, except according to procedure established by law.<\/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 38, Paragraph 1 of the Constitution of Japan: No person shall be compelled to testify against himself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the prohibition cannot be found in any laws, regulations, application guidelines at the time, or verification criteria, then standards created for the first time in the interrogation room after the arrest cannot be forced upon Mr. Kanemoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least from this response by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, no facts were found confirming that Mr. Kanemoto's investments were officially recognized as an \"abuse,\" that the confirmation document was invalidated, or that explicit standards prohibiting reinvestment existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only response that came out was \"do not answer.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No response is not evidence of guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grants explain things all the way to the exit for fraudulent receipt; with the angel tax system, only the arrest notice arrives later.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For employment-related subsidies jurisdictioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, administrative responses in cases of suspected fraudulent receipt are clearly stated in the guidance for applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhlw.go.jp\/content\/11910500\/001683860.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare FY2026 Career Up Subsidy Guide<\/a>Then, the following details have been clearly stated since the application stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>Fraudulent acts will result in non-payment or revocation of payment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This may result in the public disclosure of the company name or criminal charges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If fraud is discovered after the subsidy is granted, it must be returned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will be charged a penalty fee consisting of overdue charges and a 20% penalty on the refunded amount.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After receiving fraudulent benefits, employment-related subsidies cannot be received for 5 years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unannounced on-site inspections may be conducted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the general ledger, statutory books, and application documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It may be subject to inspection by the Board of Audit even after disbursement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mhlw.go.jp\/stf\/seisakunitsuite\/bunya\/koyou_roudou\/koyou\/kyufukin\/kochokin_husei.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Employment Adjustment Subsidy Fraudulent Reception Page<\/a>Then, even the system where the Prefectural Labor Bureau investigates and revokes payments, decides against payment, demands refunds, and makes public announcements is disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grants and tax incentives do not share the same legal mechanisms. However, in terms of the government receiving applications, verifying requirements, and achieving policy objectives through public funds or the reduction of the tax burden, the need for the administration to account for the exit strategy in cases of fraud is the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With subsidies, there is a red warning at the entrance, and the Labor Bureau tracks you even after payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Angel Tax System, the government verifies the external aspects\u2014such as corporate requirements, investment contracts, payments, and share issuance\u2014and issues a confirmation certificate. However, unlike subsidies, there is a lack of clear guidance on which post-investment transactions constitute a crime, at what point reinvestment becomes considered a \"reflux\" (capital return), or what investors need to verify to avoid arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A confirmation letter will arrive upon application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Handcuffs will arrive in a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If only the user manual for that period does not exist, this is not a system; it's a retroactive criminal justice gacha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The \"reverse-order Angel Tax System\" where arrest and indictment preceded the administrative cancellation investigation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a false application is suspected, the system side can first recheck the application materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Were the corporate requirements not met? Was the payment documentation false? Was the investment contract a sham? Were the shares not issued? Which statement in the application for confirmation had a problem?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the current system, if there is a fraudulent or false application, the prefectural governor can revoke the certification, have the certificate returned, notify the tax office, and make a public announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in this case, that administrative process has not come to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>There is no explanation of this investigation by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no explanation regarding the re-investigation by the prefecture that issued the confirmation document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no explanation of how to cancel the confirmation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no explanation regarding the return of the confirmation form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no explanation regarding the notice of revocation to the competent tax office.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no institutional guidance for investors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explicit criteria prohibiting reinvestment at the time of 2023 are not provided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, the national tax authorities formed an opinion first, and the prosecutors arrested and indicted Mr. Kanemoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zero administrative confirmations revoked, criminal prosecution completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prosecutors and the National Tax Agency did not start running from the finish line of administrative procedures; they removed the entire administrative procedure course and carried the suspect alone to the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the case of grants, the Labor Bureau investigates and revokes them, denies payment, demands refunds, and makes public announcements. In the angel tax system, without the verifying administration certifying anything, the weak-yen duo initiates a criminal trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is such chaos that even the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry itself cannot explain who created this system.<\/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\/535\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office also indicted Shigenori Kanemoto along with Defendant Toshiyuki Nakano<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">The \"angel tax system of administrative absence\" that ignores investment fraud involving Company N. Shigenori Kanamori, whose real name is defendant Kim Jung-tok, has been indicted along with defendant Toshiyuki Nakano. According to reports on August 12, 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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From now on, inquiries regarding the angel tax system will go to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office: Japan's first specialized prosecutor is born<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is not in a position to answer regarding individual cases, then in the future the contact point for inquiries regarding the angel tax system will likely be the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi are the first angel tax system specialist prosecutors in history who provided answers through arrest and indictment to questions that system administrators could not answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From now on, startups and individual investors across the country will be asking the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office the following question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>Does it constitute tax evasion if an investee company reinvests in another company after receiving an investment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a portfolio company and an investor transact later, does the initial share issuance disappear?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does making a loan from an investee to an affiliated company render the confirmation letter criminally invalid?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At what amount does it become a kickback if there is a service contract?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the confirmation letter from the prefecture and the view of the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office differ, which one should you trust to avoid being arrested?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the standard by which the same type of transaction by a large corporation is permissible, while becoming illegal when conducted by a small or medium-sized enterprise?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Even if a certified public accountant explains that it is legal, do investors need to identify illegality before the prosecutor does?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is a preliminary consultation over the phone sufficient, or is it necessary to consult at the detention center from the beginning?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How about posting the following announcement on the official website of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as well from now on?<\/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\">For inquiries regarding the systemic requirements, reinvestment, use of funds, post-investment transactions, and criminal liability related to the angel tax system, please contact Prosecutor Kobayashi or Prosecutor Yamaguchi of the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is only responsible for the system of issuing confirmation letters, and will not respond to matters concerning events following the arrest of investors who relied on such confirmation letters.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the official name is the angel tax system, Makoto Watanabe is said to have told people around him regarding Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi, \"They don't understand a thing, so they're angel prosecutors.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You get a system name wrong by one character, completely misunderstand the system's interpretation, and finally rob the citizens of their freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, rather than an angel, she is a fallen angel of criminal justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hostage justice, criticized by the UN, must not be used as a substitute for tax law interpretation.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docstore.ohchr.org\/SelfServices\/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=9FZ7Cq1fstE96Cp9u%2BKSfnanbxyvqHHTYDGZiDCfSdtt%2BTcwKoCeMJCqgmC%2BGWHaJcqAZpbG2G9mfl5jorENyg%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Concluding Observations of the UN Committee against Torture on Japan<\/a>has expressed serious concerns regarding Japan's criminal justice system, including the detention of suspects in police holding cells for up to 23 days, limited access to counsel, a lack of effective judicial oversight, and an excessive reliance on confessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The committee also noted reports of intimidation during interrogation, sleep deprivation, and lengthy interrogations without breaks, and called for an end to the practice of using statements as the central evidence in criminal prosecutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry cannot provide the regulatory prohibition criteria, the action the prosecutors should take is to consult with the regulatory authority and the confirmation administration, and conduct a legal sorting out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not about filling in the parts that cannot be answered with physical restraint, breaking Mr. Kanemoto's spirit, and forcing his statement to fit the \"kickback scheme\" drawn by the prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members have expressed concern that if Japan continues with its hostage justice system, which has been repeatedly criticized by the United Nations, it will further erode international trust in Japan's criminal justice system and potentially have negative impacts on the investment environment, the yen exchange rate, and the employment environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a country where laws cannot be explained, investors who trusted administrative confirmation are arrested. The competent ministry refuses to answer, and the prosecution attempts to fabricate a response through prolonged detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the perspective of foreign investors, there is no system more unpredictable than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The depreciation of the yen is driven by many factors, including monetary policy, interest rates, trade, and economic conditions. However, a criminal justice system that actively devalues its own credibility as a nation of law can hardly enhance trust in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The currency pair \"KOBAYASHI\/YAMAGUCHI\" does not exist in the foreign exchange market yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even so, the reason the two of them are called \"weak-yen prosecutors\" is because they are driving down the credibility of the system through arrests and indictments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Makoto Watanabe's discovered \"weak-yen combo\" and management using fools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Makoto Watanabe is said to have repeatedly derided prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi to those around them, with the intent of calling them \"weak-yen prosecutors,\" comparing them to \"Bank of Japan exchange interventions,\" and calling them \"angel prosecutors because they don't understand anything at all.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Watanabe is someone who has always expressed the view that \"management is about making use of fools.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Information suggests that upon seeing this scenario\u2014where Mr. Watanabe himself had defendants Tamaki Nakano and Satoshi Saito execute an angel tax system scheme he had conceived, while Prosecutor Kobayashi and Prosecutor Yamaguchi, who did not understand the system, arrested and indicted Mr. Kanemoto\u2014he is rejoicing at having found the ideal \"yen-depreciation duo.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which created the system, won't answer. The administration that conducted the verification stays out of the public eye. The National Tax Agency adds up the funds. The prosecution arrests the investors. Mr. Watanabe calls all of them fools while watching from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It's a brilliant division of labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, there is one thing Mr. Watanabe is forgetting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was Defendant Nakano and Mr. Satoshi Saito who actually got the scheme\u2014which he claims to have conceived\u2014through administrative screening, explained it to investors, and proceeded with the remittance. There is also information that in other cases where the two could not be utilized, the angel tax system screening could not be passed based solely on Mr. Watanabe's instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A genius who calls everyone a fool cannot reach the confirmation document without two executors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the weak-yen duo tasked with cleaning up the mess couldn't even explain the system either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a national-scale game of telephone, lining up clueless people and arresting the most clueless person at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This article is addressed to the judges, not prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article is not written to help Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi, who do not even understand the official name of the angel tax system, understand the system itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They already had time to arrest, indict, and send Mr. Kanemoto to trial. During that time, they had ample opportunity to consult the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the prefectures that issued the confirmation letters, the National Tax Agency, and experts, and to clarify the criteria for illegality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the prosecution alone understood an issue that even the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry could not answer, please demonstrate that knowledge at the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person this article is directly addressing is the judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would like the judge to examine at least the following administrative records and legal grounds, rather than the impressionistic words used by the prosecution such as \"exploitation,\" \"funneling,\" and \"kickback.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-check_list\">\n<li>The content and current validity of the confirmation issued regarding N Corporation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The complete set of application materials reviewed by the prefectural government that issued the confirmation document.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Confirmation cancellation, return of the confirmation letter, tax office notification, presence or absence of public notice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of 2023, the specific regulations prohibiting reinvestment, lending, business commissioning, and transactions with affiliated companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inquiries and responses made by Defendant Kazuki Nakano to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and other administrative agencies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Satoshi Saito's institutional explanation provided to Mr. Kanemoto as a certified public accountant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Evidence showing that Mr. Kanemoto knew about the falsity of the application materials or administrative explanations at the time of investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The date and time, parties involved, and communication records of the prior agreement that finalized the return of funds from the time of investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contracts, considerations, services, repayment obligations, and business purposes of each transaction executed after the investment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A record of the National Tax Agency and the public prosecutors office formally hearing opinions from institutional jurisdiction administrators and confirmation administration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court must not fill in the blank left by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which stated it is \"not in a position to answer,\" with the prosecutor's imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the confirmation letter remained valid, no prohibitions were indicated, the system administrator could not explain the illegality, and other investors received the same explanation, then the prosecution's proof of Mr. Kanemoto's intent to evade taxes stalls at the very threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court is not a janitor to clean up the mess left by the prosecution's institutional interpretation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on law and evidence, this is a place to examine the mess itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open questions to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, and national tax authorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Question to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>Regarding Mr. Kanemoto's incident, aside from news reports, have you received formal inquiries or provision of information from the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office, national tax authorities, or the prefectures that issued the confirmation letters?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regarding the confirmation issued to Corporation N, were cancellation, a request for return, notification to the competent tax office, and public notice carried out?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it has not been done, is Company N's confirmation letter still administratively valid?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As of 2023, were there any laws, public notices, circulars, or application guidelines that prohibited an investee company from reinvesting in or lending to another company after receiving an investment?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were there any criteria for evaluating the initial investment as invalid or fictitious on the grounds that the investee company engages in business transactions with investors or affiliated companies?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which statement in Company N's application documents do you recognize as false or fraudulent?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you conducted a post-investigation regarding company N after the issuance of the confirmation letter?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you condone the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office and the national tax authorities determining that the system was abused without conducting a post-investigation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will you maintain the response from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry official that they are \"not in a position to answer\" regarding the illegality of this matter, the revocation of confirmation, and the background of turning it into a criminal case, as the official stance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the future, to avoid criminal liability, where should investors who intend to use the same system check in advance among the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, prefectural governments, the National Tax Agency, and the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Will you publish the criteria for investigations, revocations, investor notifications, and criminal complaints in cases of fraudulent or false applications on the official Angel Tax System guide, with a level of specificity comparable to subsidy programs?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following the Kanemoto incident, will you publish an official statement for all investors regarding institutional prohibitions, reinvestment, related-party transactions, and the effectiveness of confirmation letters?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions for Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office - Prosecutor Kobayashi - Prosecutor Yamaguchi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>Please provide the specific legal requirements from 2023 under which Mr. Kanemoto's actions would be illegal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By which administrative agency, when, and through what procedure was the confirmation document of Company N invalidated or revoked?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the legal basis for the prosecutor to substantially deny an administrative confirmation if the confirmation has not been revoked?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What statement in the application for building confirmation of Company N did you determine to be false?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you formally consulted the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the prefectures that issue confirmation letters regarding the interpretation of the system and the validity of the confirmation letters?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the reason why Mr. Kanemoto was arrested and prosecuted without confirming with the person in charge of the system, if they had not been interviewed?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which of the conditions\u2014reinvestment, lending, outsourcing, or intercompany transactions\u2014must be met for the initial equity investment to be considered a sham transaction?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the evidence that, at the time of his investment, Mr. Kanemoto knew that the administrative confirmation, the explanation by defendant Nobuyoshi Nakano, and the expert explanation by Mr. Satoshi Saito were false?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the legal basis for Prosecutor Kobayashi's statement to the effect that while such investment methods by large corporations would not be an issue, they become illegal as a return of investment funds if carried out by small and medium-sized enterprises?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please provide the specific article or public standard whose legality changes depending on the size of the company.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi explain the institutional structure of the angel tax system, the criteria for illegality, and Mr. Kanemoto's intent in front of all media outlets prior to the trial?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If that cannot be explained, what is the basis for continuing Mr. Kanemoto's detention and maintaining the prosecution?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions for the National Tax Agency and Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>How did you treat the confirmation letter from the prefectural governor, submitted by Mr. Kanemoto at the time of his final tax return, as a document with what legal significance?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After receiving the confirmation letter, when and on the basis of what facts did you deny the application of the tax system?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you formally requested the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry or the prefecture that issued the certificate to revoke or reinvestigate the certificate?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What was the reason for handing over the case to the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office as a criminal case prior to the administrative revocation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you individually investigated reinvestment, lending, service provision, outsourcing, and repayment based on their respective contracts and economic substance?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aren't you judging it as \"reflux,\" \"kickback,\" or \"misuse\" simply based on a diagram showing that funds passed through multiple corporations?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you investigated whether investors in Company N other than Mr. Kanemoto might be victims who received the same explanation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In light of the Kanemoto incident, will you publish tax compliance notices for angel tax system users nationwide?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">measures demanded by the prosecutor union<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list is-style-num_circle\">\n<li>The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry shall document this telephone response and publish its institutional views regarding the Kanemoto incident, the validity of the confirmation letter, prohibited matters, and the treatment of reinvestment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The prefecture that issued the confirmation document shall publicize the application materials of N Corporation, the contents of the confirmation, the current validity of the confirmation document, as well as the existence or non-existence of post-surveys and considerations for revocation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, prefectural governments, National Tax Agency, and Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office shall preserve all records related to this case, including inquiries, responses, meetings, hearings, and other records.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi are to hold a press conference before the trial to explain the specific laws and regulations that make Mr. Kanemoto's actions illegal, the institutional requirements, the evidence, and the basis for intent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office shall obtain formal views from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the certification administration, and disclose them to the defense counsel and the court.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the confirmation document has not been revoked and it is impossible to prove the explicit prohibition at the time in 2023 and Mr. Kanehoto's intent, the Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office must immediately review the maintenance of public prosecution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The court shall directly verify the explanations provided by the officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the prefectures that issued the confirmation documents, the national tax authorities, and Certified Public Accountant Satoshi Saito.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry shall clearly specify in its official guidelines the criteria for fraudulent applications, revocation of confirmation, post-audits, investor notifications, and transition to criminal proceedings, similarly to subsidy systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Justice must explain in the Diet the current institutional practice of arresting and prosecuting citizens before revoking administrative confirmation under their jurisdiction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office must investigate the background of how the criminal case was formulated without obtaining the opinions of those responsible for the system, the understanding of the system by Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi, and verify their interrogation and indictment decisions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To verify whether the physical restraint, prohibition of visits, and interrogation of Mr. Kanemoto are being used to compensate for insufficient institutional explanations with confessions, including the recording and videotaping of the interrogations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interview other investors in Corporation N as potential victims and investigate the institutional design, solicitation, administrative response, and fund movement by defendants Kazuki Nakano, Satoshi Saito, and Makoto Watanabe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Mystery of the Last Remaining \"Weak Yen Angel Tax System\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry answered that it is not aware of any cases of cancellation of confirmation documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also answered that he knew about the Kanemoto incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, they stated that they were not in a position to answer what was illegal, who denied the confirmation document, or why the arrest and indictment preceded the administrative investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If only Prosecutor Kobayashi and Prosecutor Yamaguchi understood a system that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry could not answer, please clarify that knowledge at the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you cannot explain it, before pressing Mr. Kanemoto to \"admit to misuse,\" you should admit what you yourselves made into an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confirmation remains valid. No administrative revocation is indicated. No provision prohibiting reinvestigation is indicated. The competent ministry gives no answer. The national tax authority refers the matter to the prosecutor's office. The prosecutor's office arrests Mr. Kanemoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this case, neither the prefectural government nor the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry conducted the screening for the angel tax incentive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was the one who had the handcuffs last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suspicion has arisen among the union members yet again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Isn't this a setup where Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi continue hostage justice without understanding the system, lowering Japan's judicial credibility and driving the weak yen, while Makoto Watanabe, who calls the two \"weak yen prosecutors,\" prepares currency gains on the side?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bank of Japan intervenes in the foreign exchange market, Kobayashi and Yamaguchi intervene judicially, and Mr. Watanabe recoups the profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it is that complete, this is not the angel tax system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a new yen depreciation recycling scheme conceptualized by Mr. Makoto Watanabe and executed by the weak-yen duo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, what I want the judge to decide is the case regarding Mr. Kanemoto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single issue is whether the prosecution can prove Mr. Kanemoto's intent and conspiracy regarding an investment confirmed by the administration, without revoking the confirmation, without indicating any prohibitive regulations, and without obtaining the view of the official in charge of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a separate organization.<a href=\"https:\/\/higaishanokai.org\/kanemoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association to Save Mr. Shigenori Kanamoto (Shigenori Kanamoto)<\/a>Also, we are demanding public verification regarding administrative confirmation, evidence of conspiracy, the ultimate destination of funds, physical detention, and a fair trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Prosecutors Union will not allow the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's non-response to be used as a convenient vacuum of guilt for the prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is impossible to make Mr. Kanemoto admit to something that the administration which issued the confirmation document cannot answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mess left behind by Prosecutors Kobayashi and Yamaguchi regarding the Angel Tax System should not be cleaned up by Mr. Kanemoto, but rather by the administration that created the system, the national tax authorities and prosecution service that created the case, and the court that tries the law and the evidence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u7d4c\u6e08\u7523\u696d\u7701\u306f\u300c\u7b54\u3048\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u56de\u7b54 \u7d4c\u6e08\u7523\u696d\u7701\u304c\u6240\u7ba1\u3059\u308b\u30a8\u30f3\u30b8\u30a7\u30eb\u7a0e\u5236\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u691c\u5bdf\u30e6\u30cb\u30aa\u30f3\u304c\u540c\u7701\u306e\u62c5\u5f53\u90e8\u7f72\u3078 [&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-555","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\/555","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=555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":556,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555\/revisions\/556"}],"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=555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalunion-grp.org\/okami\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}