One of the worst things resulting from the modern increase of the powers of the authorities is the suppression of truth and the spread of falsehood by means of public agencies. ... Apparently the authorities no longer have sufficient belief in the justice of their cause to think that it can survive the ordeal of free discussion.
Source： Bertrand Russell: Symptoms of Orwell's 1984，(1954)..
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Whether it is public institutions such as the government and local administrations or the mass media, various cases of truth concealment have recently been coming to light. Of course, truth concealment by public institutions has been common for a long time, but it seems that in recent times, an increasing number of such cases across various fields have been pointed out or exposed.
The Moritomo Gakuen scandal is one such case, and the Ishiba administration has decided to fully disclose the related documents. However, the document that attracts the most attention, related to Mr. Toshio Akagi, who was driven to suicide, apparently will not be released, and distrust toward the government remains. There is strong resistance from the former Abe faction against the disclosure of materials that may be inconvenient for the late Prime Minister Abe or his wife, and the full truth remains unclear.
As long as the ruling and opposition parties remain closely matched, creating a sense of tension where a change of government could happen at any time, the lies told by the government may eventually be uncovered. However, even if power alternates between parties, certain expenditures, such as those from the Cabinet Secretariat's secret funds, are likely to remain hidden forever.
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