Events on the Day of the Third Oral Argument

Introduction

In my previous post, “Events Surrounding the Submission of the Defendant’s Written Statement,” I documented how I managed to submit the written statement by the deadline despite repeated interference.

This time, I will record what happened on the day of the third oral argument, held three days later.

The Third Oral Argument (Final Hearing)

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Sleep Conditions

The following illustration is an excerpt from my diary, recording my sleep condition on that day.

I believe it conveys the extent to which my sleep was severely disrupted.

Moreover, I suddenly felt extremely sleepy, but the moment I set my alarm, I became completely unable to sleep. I believe this experience suggests that my sleep is being artificially controlled.

Incident before heading to the 6th floor waiting room

After spending some time in the large lobby near the east entrance on the first floor, I headed to the elevator hall to go to Courtroom 633.

There, a middle-aged or older woman appeared to be preparing to board an elevator while pushing a wheelchair with someone in it.

I immediately felt something was off and stopped to observe. Just then, the nearest elevator arrived, and 7 to 8 men in suits hurriedly entered.

It was highly unnatural that none of the men acknowledged or spoke to the woman pushing the wheelchair.

The woman then proceeded to a farther elevator and boarded it. Although a descending elevator opened on the way, she passed by it, suggesting she was also headed to the upper floors.

Before the Opening of the Session

When I went to the courtroom a little early from the waiting room, only the court clerk was present.

He asked me to mark my attendance on the attendance sheet, and then told me to wait in the gallery.

Shortly after, I began to hear frequent “pop” sounds from the ceiling.
My diary notes that the sounds “also resembled dripping water,” and I also recall some metallic resonance.

The sound continued for quite a long time. I deliberately stayed silent, but by that point, I felt the sound was coming from below the ceiling rather than above it.

During the Session

The judge asked only me whether I was willing to settle. He asked twice. I firmly replied “No” both times.

He then announced that the verdict would be delivered at 1:30 PM on Thursday, February 20.

I was also told that I was not obligated to attend the verdict. As I am not an attorney, this was not unusual.

No sounds were heard from the ceiling area during the hearing itself. However, the tinnitus attacks must have continued.

After the Session

As I moved toward the gallery area after the hearing ended, I began to hear the same type of sound I had heard before the session.
I told the court clerk, “It’s not this sound either,” but he seemed unaware of the situation.

I pointed toward the ceiling and repeated, “It’s not this sound either.” He then made a gesture as if straining to listen and after a moment said, “It’s not the one?”

I then asked him, “Before the first oral argument began, after you came to call me from the waiting room, did you leave the courtroom once?”
He responded, “Only the judge left the courtroom.”

If it’s true that the clerk never left the courtroom, he must have heard that rustling sound.

I said, “That’s strange,” and followed with “Thank you” before leaving the courtroom.

I had felt this way since the first oral argument, but since it was an incident in a closed room, I judged that it was best not to pursue the matter further on the spot.

Postscript

During my travel that day, I encountered suspicious individuals on both the Tsukuba Express and the Chiyoda Line.

I also encountered someone in the first-floor lobby who resembled a prominent lawyer who often appears on TV programs.

However, I will omit the details of the above incidents from this post.

Regarding the elevator hall incident, had I boarded the first elevator, I would have ended up alone with the woman pushing the wheelchair with someone in it.

I suspect this situation was meant to evoke memories of my mother, disturb my emotional state, and return me to a state of submission to the torture and human experimentation group.

There is also the possibility that I was being made to feel guilt over the involvement of elderly individuals as a tactic to achieve the same goal.
Of course, I am not truly responsible—but there was a time when I was emotionally vulnerable to such manipulation.

As for the group of suited men, I believe the intent was to remind me of an incident at Akasaka Station in 2021, when, during Japan’s COVID-19 state of emergency, a similar group entered an elevator together as I headed to the TBS lobby.

Such attempts to destabilize me continue to be made routinely, both at home and when I go out.

I plan to compile a separate report focusing on the actions of the court clerk throughout the first trial.

Next, I will post about the events that occurred between the verdict and the submission of my notice of appeal.