About From Reports

From Reports is an editorial project that reads long investigation reports published by companies and organizations and highlights concrete facts, exchanges and operating practices that are easy to miss in ordinary news coverage.

A way back into the primary source

Each investigation report becomes one article, usually organized into roughly 8–12 notes. Each note normally includes a page reference and a link back to the original source so readers can return to the surrounding context.

We do not fill gaps with speculation or exaggerate facts for effect. Documented facts, interview statements, committee assessments, company statements and our own summaries are separated where practical.

Not a substitute for current news

From Reports is not a comprehensive news service. Articles primarily cover what the selected investigation report itself records. Later regulatory action, litigation, follow-up investigations or company responses may fall outside an article's scope.

Japanese and English editions

Japanese and English pages cover the same report. When an official English report exists, the English article uses that edition as its primary source. Otherwise, the English article is an independent translation and summary by From Reports and is not an official translation.

Operated and edited by

From Reports is operated and edited by From Reports Editorial. For corrections, primary-source information or other inquiries, use the Contact page.

From Reports Editorial is this site’s editorial byline. The site operator makes the final decisions on report selection, which candidate notes to use, publication and corrections. This is not an official site of the organizations discussed or the committees that produced the reports.

What earns a note

We prioritize passages that let a reader trace what was checked, who responded and what actually happened. Examples include differences between emails and submitted records, decisions to forgo identity checks, and the handling of complaints before they reached management.

Comparison tables and timelines are our organization of passages scattered through a report, distinct from the report’s own conclusions. Each row leads to a detailed note and its source pages. An article is a route into selected scenes, rather than a replacement for the whole report.

AI assists with finding candidates, drafting, translation and source comparison. Its output is not treated as a source. Our publication policy calls for checking the primary text, attribution, the time period behind figures and page references. The operator receives error reports and records material changes in both the article and the corrections log.

Editorial independence from advertising

Whether advertising is present, and the preferences of advertisers, do not affect which reports or notes we select or how articles describe and assess the source material. Ordinary advertisers do not receive advance review or editorial control over articles.

Editorial policy and corrections

Our verification workflow is described in the Editorial policy. Material corrections are recorded on the Corrections page. For corrections, primary-source information or site feedback, use the Contact page.