Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (front), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, heads to the Osaka District Court on Sept. 28, 2020, to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (R), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, heads to the Osaka District Court on Sept. 28, 2020, to file a lawsuit against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki (L), a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, attends a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2020. Kamiwaki filed a lawsuit the same day against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Gov't sued over disclosure of "Abenomask" info

Hiroshi Kamiwaki, a law professor at Kobe Gakuin University, attends a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2020. Kamiwaki filed a lawsuit the same day against the Japanese government demanding it reveal the unit price of washable cloth masks, dubbed "Abenomasks," that were distributed for free to all households in Japan earlier in the year in an initiative led by then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Complaint filed against Japanese PM

Complaint filed against Japanese PM

Kobe Gakuin University professor Hiroshi Kamiwaki (L) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2020, after his team filed a complaint against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office. Kamiwaki accused Abe of breach of trust, claiming he used state-funded cherry blossom-viewing parties for personal gain as a large number of his supporters were invited. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo