I Actually Stood in Court for the Eviction Lawsuit - 3rd Edition
This article introduces the sequence of events from the start of the eviction negotiations in March 2023 to the appellate court ruling scheduled for August 27, 2025, along with URLs to 19 related Note posts, organized in chronological order.
It also includes relevant background information dating back to 2022 for reference.
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Timeline of Eviction Negotiations
2022
February:
Event: SMC acquired land for constructing a new technology center (excluding the land where the current building is located; acquisition completed by February 2023).
April 4 (Monday):
Event: Launched a Twitter (now X) account. Initially named "人で無き子" (Hito-de-Naki-Ko).
In February 2024, the account name was changed to "えむたや1st," used primarily for everyday content, while posts related to human rights violations were moved to a separate account, "えむたや."
May:
Event: Commenced boring surveys at the aforementioned site.
2023
February 12 (Sunday)
Event: Notices from Daito Trust Construction Partners stating that the management company would change at the end of February were distributed to mailboxes of all units.
Same Day
Event: Sent an email to Daito Trust Construction Partners via their website.
Email Content: "Incident X remains unresolved, and it is related to human rights violations that should be condemned globally."
February 20 (Monday) - 23 (Thursday)
Event: Sent certified mail to over ten institutions and companies, including the National Police Agency, Daito Trust Construction Partners, TV Tokyo, Sotetsu Hotel Management, and Lawson (Chain Convenience Store).
Content: A protest against the lack of response to the issues I had been reporting and inquiries regarding unusual incidents at these institutions.
Note: Nippon TV refused to accept the mail.
February 28 (Tuesday)
Event: Two representatives from the new management company visited my residence to provide an introduction and explain rent payment procedures.
March 18 (Saturday)
Event: Four individuals visited my residence—two from SMC and two from the negotiation agency My Life Housing Co., Ltd.
Eviction negotiations commenced.
Reason for Eviction (correction on 2025-9-2) : Building facilities deterioration due to age (12 years old)
× Building deterioration due to age (14 years old; however, the legal service life is 47 years).
Response: Sent an email to the above four individuals explaining why I could not agree to the eviction.
I also requested them to refer to the relevant posts regarding the series of unusual incidents (46 posts noted in the preparatory brief (1)).
April 4 (Tuesday)
The negotiation representative proposed signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), however, I refused to sign the NDA in this case.
April 14 (Friday)
Event: Sent an email to My Life Housing Co., Ltd., suggesting that the plaintiff inquire with Daito Trust Construction Partners and TV Tokyo regarding the matter.
August 31 (Sunday)
Event: The lease agreement renewal date. Subsequently, the lease became an indefinite-term contract (Article 26, Paragraph 1 of the Land and House Lease Law).
December
Event: Full-scale construction of the new technology center commenced.
2024
January 25 (Thursday)
Location: The entrance of the subject building
Event: Received a "Termination Request Notice" from SMC, delivered by My Life Housing Co., Ltd.
February 19 (Monday)
Event: Sent certified mail to 15 institutions and companies, including the National Police Agency, Daito Trust Construction Partners, TV Tokyo, Sotetsu Hotel Management, and Lawson.
Content: A summary of unusual incidents experienced at these institutions, sent with identical content to all recipients.
Note: The National Police Agency refused to accept the mail.
March 15 (Friday)
Event: Sent a web letter to the SMC General Affairs Manager, attaching the full content of the certified mail sent on February 19.
April 2 (Tuesday)
Event: During a morning meeting, the SMC General Affairs Manager stated that the above web letter was not received.
Immediately after the meeting, I sent the full content of the letter to My Life Housing Co., Ltd.
July 11 (Thursday)
Event: Received a certified mail from the new General Affairs Manager of SMC, containing a warning of potential litigation.
July 15 (Monday)
Event: Sent a certified mail to the new General Affairs Manager of SMC, attaching the full content of the letter that was allegedly undelivered to the former General Affairs Manager.
July 26 (Friday)
Event: Inquired at the post office regarding the non-delivery of the above web letter.
August 10 (Saturday)
Event: Received a certified mail from the General Affairs Manager of SMC, suggesting the possibility of a damage claim.
Progress of the Lawsuit
2024
Complaint Received
September 19 (Thursday)
Received via special delivery from Tokyo District Court Civil Affairs Division
・Case Number: Reiwa 6 (Wa) No. 24360
・Case Title: Claim for Eviction and Other Matters
・Plaintiff (A): SMC Corporation, represented by four attorneys
・Defendant (B): Minoru Taya
Submitted the answer to the complaint
October 17 (Thursday)
Hand-delivered and accepted by Tokyo District Court Civil Affairs Division.
First Oral Argument
October 24 (Thursday) 10:30 AM -
Tokyo District Court, Courtroom 633
November 29 (Friday)
Received the Plaintiff's Preparatory Brief (1) via Letter Pack from the plaintiff's attorneys.
Second Oral Argument
December 5 (Thursday) 1:30 PM -
Tokyo District Court, Courtroom 633
December 24 (Tuesday)
Received the Plaintiff's Preparatory Brief (2) via Letter Pack from the plaintiff's attorneys.
2025
Defendant's Preparatory Brief (1)
January 6 (Monday)
Hand-delivered and accepted by Tokyo District Court Civil Affairs Division
Third Oral Argument / Conclusion
January 9 (Thursday) 11:00 AM -
Tokyo District Court, Courtroom 633
Fourth Oral Argument / Judgment
February 20 (Thursday) 1:10 PM -
Tokyo District Court, Courtroom 633
Judgment Received
February 22 (Saturday)
Event: Received via special delivery from Tokyo District Court Civil Division
Appeal Filed
March 7 (Friday)
Event: Hand-delivered and accepted by Tokyo District Court Civil Affairs Section
Court Record Viewing
April 17 (Thursday)
Event: Accessed and copied clerk’s minutes at Tokyo High Court Record Viewing Room.
Statement of Reasons for Appeal Submitted
April 28 (Monday)
Hand-delivered and accepted by Tokyo High Court Civil Division
・ Case Number: Reiwa 7 (Ne) No. 1394
・Case Title: Appeal Case for Eviction and Other Matters
・Appellant: Defendant (Minoru Taya)
・Appellee: Plaintiff (SMC Corporation)
May 1 (Thursday)
Received a phone call from the Tokyo High Court Civil Division regarding the schedule for the first oral argument in the appeal trial.
Same Day: Sent a notice of the scheduled date via fax from a convenience store to the Tokyo High Court Civil Division.
June 5 (Thursday)
Received appellee’s answer to appeal by Letter Pack from original plaintiff’s attorney
June 6 (Friday)
Sent receipt acknowledgment of appellee’s answer to appeal by FAX from a convenience store to original plaintiff’s attorney and Tokyo High Court Civil Division
Appellant’s Written Statement Submitted
June 16 (Monday)
Hand-delivered and accepted by Tokyo High Court Civil Division
First Oral Argument for Appeal
June 18 (Wednesday) 11:30 AM
Tokyo High Court, Courtroom 515
August 14 (Thu)
I sent the petition for correction by registered express mail, and it was delivered to the relevant division of the Civil Affairs Department at the Tokyo High Court on the morning of August 15. (Added on August 15)
August 19 (Tue)
An additional petition for correction (No. 2), intended to unify terminology used across multiple submitted documents, was sent, and delivered the following morning (Wednesday, August 20) to the relevant division of the Civil Affairs Department at the Tokyo High Court. (Added on 2025-08-20)
After the High Court’s Dismissal of the Appeal
August 27 (Wed) 11:50 AM
(Tokyo High Court, Courtroom 515)
* Attendance not required
August 29 (Fri) (Added on the same day)
I received the written judgment from the Tokyo High Court.
My appeal has been dismissed.
September 1 (Mon) (added on 2025-09-10)
I made a reservation request through the website of the Tokyo Law Office for consultation regarding an appeal. The next day I received a phone call, and it was arranged that Attorney Joji Kobayashi would meet with me on September 4 (Thu) at 2:00 p.m.
September 4 (Thu) (added on 2025-09-10)
I visited the Tokyo Law Office but was subjected to unusual treatment. It is highly likely that the person who attended to me was not Attorney Joji Kobayashi himself.
Final Appeal (Proceedings before the Supreme Court of Japan)
September 9 (Tue) (added on 2025-09-10)
I personally submitted the Petition for Final Appeal and the Petition for Acceptance of Final Appeal to the Tokyo High Court.
October 9 (Tue) (Added on the same day)
As a precautionary confirmation, I faxed the Civil Division of the Tokyo High Court this morning to inform them that, as of now, I have not yet received either the notice of filing an appeal or the notice of filing a petition for acceptance of appeal.
November 1 (Sat) (Added on the same day)
At around 11:30 this morning, I received a “Notice of Filing an Appeal” and a “Notice of Statement of Reasons for Appeal” from the Tokyo High Court.
The deadline for submitting each reason statement is 50 days from the date of service.
However, since today is Saturday, the deadline falls on Monday, December 22.
December 18, 2025 (Thu) （Added on December 19, 2025）
I sent the Statement of Reasons for Final Appeal and the Statement of Reasons for Acceptance of Final Appeal (one original and six copies of each), which arrived at the Tokyo High Court on the morning of December 19 (Fri).
March 9 (Mon.) (Added on May 25, 2026)
I received written notice from the Tokyo High Court regarding the return of the postage costs for the appellate proceedings.
After checking my bank account, I confirmed that 4,780 yen had been refunded on March 5, calculated as 6,000 yen minus 1,220 yen.
March 30 (Mon.) (Added on May 25, 2026)
I received a notice from the Supreme Court stating that the case records had arrived.
Appellant and Petitioner: Minoru Taya
Appellee and Respondent: SMC Corporation
The case numbers are as follows:
2026 (O) No. 460 — Filing of Final Appeal
2026 (Ju) No. 560 — Petition for Acceptance of Final Appeal
Notice: Please promptly submit the latest certificate of registered matters concerning the representative of the appellee/respondent company.
March 31 (Tue.) (Added on May 25, 2026)
At the Kashiwa Branch Office of the Chiba District Legal Affairs Bureau, I obtained two copies of SMC Corporation’s certificate of complete historical registered matters.
I then sent one copy by simplified registered mail from the Kashiwa Post Office to the clerk in charge at the Supreme Court.
Closing Statement
This case is not merely an eviction lawsuit for me. It is deeply connected to the events I have been asserting as 'unimaginable human rights violations.'
This location has served as a site where acts of torture and human experimentation have been conducted on me, and it is also a crucial place related to the investigation of Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs).
Based on the various symptoms and phenomena I have perceived, I believe that behind these human rights violations and AHI-related incidents lies the development of an extremely horrifying technology: remote monitoring and control of human brain activity.
Among the acts of torture I have endured were some so severe that they could be considered attempted murder.
Moreover, if I were to relocate, I believe similar events would recur in the new location, potentially involving nearby residents and real estate companies as well.
For these reasons, I have continued to refuse the eviction. Despite repeatedly suggesting concrete solutions to the plaintiff, they have continued to ignore them completely.
Suspicious incidents also occurred in the courtroom at the Tokyo District Court and the record viewing room at the Tokyo High Court.
In particular, when submitting my statement of reasons for appeal, I faced extremely intense obstruction, to the point where I nearly broke down.
Then, during the oral argument of the appellate trial on June 18, I personally experienced the very scenario I had long feared—what could happen if the horrifying technology mentioned above were to become widespread.
Furthermore, from the eviction negotiations through the appellate trial, the repeated acts of torture and stress-infliction at home and while out can also be seen as part of this same crisis.
I wrote the following on page 5 of my written statement as the appellant:
Given the continued disregard from companies toward the appellant, realistic means to break through the situation are extremely limited.
In this sense, this case represents for the appellant a once-in-a-lifetime—and likely final—opportunity to expose the horrifying reality of the organizational perpetrators of Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs), as well as the technological developments lurking in the background, which the appellant suspects are behind the long-standing destruction of the appellant’s life and mental well-being.
I also pointed out the malicious tactics used in the eviction negotiations on page 21 of the same document.
If such tactics are being routinely used in eviction negotiations, it raises serious concerns that in the past as well, tenants with limited legal knowledge may have been forced into silence, and similar harms are likely to continue occurring in the future.
Multiple institutions and companies, including police departments and TV stations I contacted, have shown unnatural responses.
Had these organizations treated human rights as more than just a slogan for public image or crisis management—and instead responded to my inquiries with sincerity—this lawsuit would never have become necessary.
Moreover, early intervention could have halted the terrifying technological developments and brought the truth to light for AHI victims far sooner.
