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Timeline of Events

This page presents a chronological overview of the events related to:

• the medical accident at Toride Kyodo Hospital (now JA Toride General Medical Center) • the subsequent deterioration and suspicious death • contradictions in the doctors’ explanations • falsified postmortem documents • irregular police handling • inconsistencies in judicial processes • interference involving lawyers and media

The purpose of this timeline is to provide a clear, sequential understanding of what happened before, during, and after the incident, based entirely on primary documents, medical records, audio recordings, and contemporaneous notes.

Overview of the Timeline Structure

The timeline is divided into the following major stages:

The following sections present these events in detailed chronological order.

2010 — The Beginning of the Incident

2010 September–November — Police Interactions / Irregular Statements

2011 — Evidence Preservation and Judicial Irregularities

2012–2014 — Continued Attempts, Silence, and Contradictions

2015–2019 — Attempts to Contact Media & Social Interference

2020–2022 — Expanded Suppression, Communication Barriers

2023–2024 — Preparing for Disclosure

2025 — Publication & Evidence-Based Disclosure

Summary of the 15-Year Timeline

From 2010 to 2025, the evidence consistently supports the following structure:

This timeline is provided so that investigators, journalists, lawyers, and medical experts can independently examine the consistency and evidentiary basis of the events.

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