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The Mainichi
13 hours ago
- Politics
- The Mainichi
Colleagues of Japan local ex-councilor who died after online abuse set up fund for his kids
KOBE -- Colleagues of a former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member, who died after being severely slandered on social media and elsewhere, have set up a fund to support his two children. Hideaki Takeuchi, then 50, passed away in January. He was a member of the assembly's special committee investigating power harassment and other allegations that Gov. Motohiko Saito and others were accused of in writing. A group of Takeuchi's fellow assembly members announced the establishment of the support fund on Aug. 18. Takeuchi's widow has filed a criminal complaint against Takashi Tachibana, head of the political group "NHK Party," on suspicion of defamation for disseminating false information. The fund has already launched a dedicated website and will accept donations until Nov. 18. Hyakuo Fujimoto, a prefectural assembly member of the Liberal Democratic Party, told a press conference on Aug. 18, "We hope that his children will grow up healthy and will be eager to study." (Japanese original by Yuria Kiyama, Kobe Bureau)
Japan Times
21-02-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
2 Ishin lawmakers quit special panel probing Hyogo governor
Kobe – Two Hyogo Prefectural Assembly members from the Nippon Ishin no Kai resigned Thursday from a special committee investigating alleged harassment by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito. Minoru Kishiguchi and Makoto Masuyama made the move following their questionable acts of providing information related to the allegations to Takashi Tachibana, the leader of the controversial Party to Protect the People from NHK. Kishiguchi served as deputy leader of the committee. The two submitted their resignations Thursday, which were accepted by the head of the assembly within the day. Tachibana had repeatedly made defamatory comments against Hideaki Takeuchi, a former member of the assembly and the committee, who Tachibana said he received information on Takeuchi from Kishiguchi, who on Wednesday admitted his involvement in the act. Also on Wednesday, Masuyama said on a YouTube program that he had given Tachibana an audio recording of a closed-door session of the special committee. The committee is compiling a report on the outcome of its probes into Saito, with the aim of releasing it in early March.
