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I dont think anyone did, Japan just deported him and washed their hands of the whole thing as soon as he had served his time in prison.
The story that was "cracked" was the version of the story known from Wilson and Grant's book - i.e., the paranormal version suggesting the Man from Taured had come from a different reality, dimension, etc. The woo factor emphasized in such paranormal framing was demonstrated to be false documentation and lies associated with a con man (once the correct timeframe had been determined).
There remained mystery associated with the story even after it had been substantiated. The mystery of an unidentifiable man who'd arrived from somewhere "else" was basically transformed into the mystery of a known person whose trail could not be tracked after leaving a Japanese prison and being deported from Japan. A missing person doesn't carry as much "woo factor" as an uncanny origin and consistent claims of a non-existent homeland.