As he participated in preparation of the draft of Shinbunshi Jorei (Press Regulations) and Zamboritsu (the Defamation Law), press expressed a deep resentment against him and denounced him as kokuri, an unsparing official.
新聞紙条例・讒謗律の起草にあたったことから、新聞界などから深く恨まれて、「酷吏」などと非難された。