A former engineer at Meta says its top executives ignored internal evidence of frequent sexual harassment of minors on its platforms — despite a study showing one in eight users aged 13–15 received unwanted sexual advances in the past week. Read:en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Judge Shinoda grills government over “missing” Abe state funeral records, demands proof they were even searched, and orders early witness testimony. Next hearing Dec. 23. Read:en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Union members dragged into court in a waist cord, his wife watching: “I have to witness this.” A brutal police raid, relentless pressure tactics, and a family crushed under Japan’s investigative abuse. Read:en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

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US fugitive Shaun Hart, wanted for theft and drug charges, fled Hawaii and established a company in Tokyo. Tansa found his connection with the operation of Album Collection, which traded nonconsensual explicit images. Read: en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Decade old Anti-bullying laws haven’t stopped the rise in student suicides. Chapter 2 of 'Adults in the Student Suicide Case' confronts Kaisei Gakuen’s attempts to dodge accountability and asks: When will adults finally protect children? en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Our report shows how a Japan-linked business tied to a image-sharing app also figured in a massive drug-smuggling operation. One of the main suspects fled the U.S., set up a shell company in Tokyo, and allegedly shipped drugs from Okinawa to Tokyo. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Residents near a Daikin's plant in Osaka are pushing for accountability over reported PFAS contamination. They’ve formed a legal team and are calling on Daikin to conduct continuous health surveys, and commit to compensation and remediation. Read: en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

A Junior Student Committed Suicide the Month After Other Student Told the Principal to Make the School a “Bully-Free School.” A Graduate Who Was Also a Victim of Bullying Accuses Kaisei Gakuen in Nagasaki (1) en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

The Bereaved Family of a High School Student Submits Over 64,000 Signatures to the Government Calling for Legal Reform: “Penalties Should Be Imposed on Schools” en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Settsu City Council Unanimously Passes Written Opinion to Government Demanding Specific Measures, Calling Government’s Pfas Guidelines “Vague and Unclear” en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

In 2017, Hayato, a high school student, vanished. His mother found a note detailing how classmates mocked his stomach growling, recording it with tablets. He was found dead the next morning. Read the full report:en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

New series: The True Mother Files en.tansajp.org/investigativej… How did the Unification Church embed itself within Japan’s ruling LDP for over 60 years? An internal document, the “TM Report,” reveals the Church’s strategy. A joint investigation by Tansa and Newstapa exposes the ties.

A "secret heavenly" route to the Abe family, from Nobusuke Kishi to Shinzo Abe, the cross-generational channel that the Unification Church says it relied on. Our investigation examines how its influence and these ties impacted modern Japanese politics. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Japanese police asked Apple to block apps trading illegal images in 2016. Yet "Video Share," hosting CSAM, remained until Tansa’s 2025 inquiry. Questioned on safety, Apple requested an off-the-record talk and provided links for battery replacement. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Japan’s government testified that only four mid-level bureaucrats decided on Shinzo Abe's state funeral and discarded the records. In court, Tansa presented undisclosed documents proving 56 senior officials, including the Prime Minister, authorized it. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Lenders on X in Japan demand "naked collateral," coercing borrowers into sending nude videos with their ID. These files are sold online for profit. Despite violations of the Money Lending Business Act, no public agency exists to support these victims. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

On April 20, 2017, Naoto Fukuura received a call from his mother while at a party. His younger brother Hayato had not returned home. A month earlier, Hayato had left a note about bullying at school. The next morning, a body was found. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

Japan's ruling LDP and the Unification Church's political arm, the IFVC, have coordinated on anti-espionage legislation for over 50 years. In 2018, 101 lawmakers attended the IFVC's 50th anniversary. PM Takaichi now pushes a new espionage bill. en.tansajp.org/investigativej…

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