The Supreme Court released a report on the 25th that summarized the history of the destruction and how it should be preserved. The report states that the manager in charge consulted with several managers, including the director at the time, but no one made a clear judgment on the circumstances under which the records of the Kobe incident were destroyed.
Director-General of the Supreme Court's General Affairs Bureau, apologized, saying, "I deeply regret the loss of many records that will be passed on to future generations"