Senior officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Japan's prosecution office issued a formal apology to the family of Shizuo Aijima, a former adviser to the machinery manufacturer Ohkawara Kakohki, who was wrongfully accused and detained. Aijima was diagnosed with stomach cancer during his detention and died while still under the status of a defendant. The apology took place at Aijima's grave in a cemetery in Yokohama, with the police deputy superintendent general Tetsuro Kamata, the Public Security Department chief Takashi Koike from the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, and Koji Ichikawa, the deputy chief prosecutor of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, present. They acknowledged the illegal nature of the investigation and arrest, expressing regret for the human rights violations caused. Despite the apology, Aijima's family expressed that they could not forgive the authorities and requested a re-investigation and reconsideration of disciplinary actions against those involved. However, the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office has stated it does not plan to conduct further reviews or impose punishments, noting that the verification report highlighted insufficient confirmation of exculpatory evidence but resulted in no disciplinary measures. This case has drawn attention to issues of wrongful detention and prosecutorial accountability in Japan.