Overview

• Tokyo prosecutors’ special investigations unit decided to seek an in‑home indictment of former Upper House member Aki Ishii on fraud charges tied to claiming about ¥8 million in public‑secretary pay from 2021 to 2022.
• The unit previously searched Ishii‑linked offices in late August and judged flight and evidence‑tampering risks low in opting for an in‑home case.
• The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducted on‑site inspections on September 30 at multiple companies over suspected bid‑rigging in road‑cleaning contracts for the Metropolitan Expressway.
• Yokohama’s Information Disclosure and Personal Information Protection Review Board on September 29 issued two advisory opinions upholding partial disclosure decisions by the mayor and Yokohama City University.
• In local actions, Inabe police reported a suspected murder‑suicide that left a father and son dead, and Gujo City dismissed a 50s male employee for embezzling ¥1.28 million in fire‑brigade grants, which he repaid in August as the city declined to file a complaint.