Behind the “drastic decrease in broadcasting” of the former Unification Church issue is a decline in viewer ratings that is more serious than the lawsuit.

After all, we forget the heat of the moment when we are at the bottom of our throats…

There has been a marked decrease in media coverage of the former Unification Church of World Peace and Unification.

The Unification Church issue came to light in July when former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and Tetsuya Yamagami, a suspect, expressed his resentment that his family had been destroyed by the Unification Church. The Unification Church’s problems came to light in July when former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and Tetsuya Yamagami, a suspect in the case, expressed his resentment that his family had been destroyed by the Unification Church.

In the past few months, it was reported that not only congratulatory speeches and telegrams at meetings, but also campaign support and policy agreements with legislators and others who sign recommendation confirmation forms were being trumpeted. Former Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Shiro Yamashii, who frequently attended the meetings, was finally forced to resign,” said a reporter for a national newspaper.

The public mood is rising, and the government is moving to request a dissolution order, to exercise the right to ask questions, and to submit a bill for victim relief to the current Diet session.

Behind the scenes, the Unification Church has filed a series of lawsuits against NTV, TBS, and Yomiuri TV regarding the content of their reports. Yoshio Arita wrote on Twitter

The Unification Church’s lawsuits are causing media atrophy,” Yoshio Arita said on Twitter.

Yoshio Arita said on Twitter, “The media is shrinking because the cult has sued in court. It seems that the fact that the cult has filed a lawsuit has had some impact on the media.

Some of the sued experts have stopped appearing on our TV programs. They may feel that the court costs are not worth the low fees. Some completely ignore us when we call or e-mail them. They update their social networking sites, but they don’t respond at all regarding offers from the program. I guess you could say that this is exactly what the Unification Church wants us to do.

Even now, some TV stations and programs have “no intention of backing down” at all. However, if they are unable to gather highly specialized performers, it is difficult to report in-depth news.

However, there is a more serious reason for the decline in coverage of the Unification Church.

The biggest reason,” he said, “is probably that the public’s interest has waned, and viewership ratings are not growing as much as they used to. When the minister resigns, or when a request for a dissolution order is issued, or when a bill for victim relief is discussed in a positive manner, it seems as if the “problem” is being settled, and the sense of crisis has disappeared.

The dilemma is that if we move in the direction of resolution, the viewer ratings will not grow. If the ratings do not grow, the program will end. The ironclad rule is to report what the public is interested in, so the Unification Church has become a low priority.

For commercial broadcasters, viewership ratings are certainly a lifeline. However, in terms of providing relief to the victims, it is an issue that must not be allowed to fade away.

Viewers may need to “watch and support” as well…