That the Osaka-based school operator withdrew its application to open a new elementary school on a tract of land purchased from the national government at a questionable discount does not end the controversy over the land deal.
Big officials who grab small amounts and little officials who grab huge amounts are equally guilty under rule of law. Japan's constitutional mechanism is in disarray and the nation needs to revamp its constitution to bring it in line with the times. The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years, and 1/4 of all MPs should face election each year. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development / Global Unity Constitutional Standards.