Communist Party Members of Congress Speak Cold Water on Japan’s World Cup Victory, but Criticism is a “Block Festival

I can’t say I’m happy that Japan won.

Daisuke Hatori, a member of the Nakano Ward assembly of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP), is causing controversy on Twitter.

On the morning of November 24, amidst the excitement of the World Cup soccer match between Japan and Germany on November 23, he tweeted

I can’t help but feel disappointed that the difference between the Japanese and German soccer associations has been shown and that the Japanese national team won the match.

The Japanese team won the match. The tweet caused a firestorm, with Hatori’s name and the phrase “I hate Japan” trending for a time.

The general public responded with the following questions

Do you hate Japan that much?
Can you please stop adding “Japan” to the name of your party?

Hatori also responded with a “I don’t like Japan” comment at 6 p.m. on the same day.

Hatori also responded around 6:00 p.m. on the same day.

I think that the Japanese representative’s fight is amazing and I think that they have made a tremendous effort. However, he said, “If you are not cheering for the Japanese national team and rejoicing at their victory, you are not Japanese. If you don’t think so, then shut up.

He added, “I don’t think it’s fair to say that I’m glad Japan won.

In the past, a video of Mr. Hatori being attacked by a passerby was posted on Twitter after the passerby filmed him giving a speech on the street. It seems that he blocked quite a few comments that criticized him for this World Cup as well, and reports of being blocked by Mr. Hatori are flooding in with images.

Hatori’s profile says, “When in trouble, consult the Communist Party,” but it is a bit disappointing that he immediately blocks comments and refuses to listen to the voices of the public at all.

(Sports newspaper reporter) But perhaps because the uproar had grown so great, at around 10:00 p.m. on the same day, the following message was posted on the website

However, because the fuss was so loud, at around 10:00 p.m. on the same day, the following is what I think now. The athletes fought hard and gave their all in fair play, and it was a natural attitude for a person involved in politics to pay respect to both sides. It was wrong for me to say that I was disappointed that the Japanese team won. I am sorry.

He used the word “mistake” in his apology.

Hatori’s profile reads

I will use social networking services in a way that is both flexible and flexible.

Hatori’s profile says, “I will use social networking services in a flexible manner (laugh),” but it seems that his posts are “literally” flexible.

With the local elections coming up in April next year, it is not a good idea to cause a firestorm. However, it is said that notoriety is better than obscurity, and Hatori’s name is now known. It will depend on how he behaves as a politician in the future.

Still, one wonders what Hatori’s true intentions were in blatantly sending out a message of non-support amidst the jubilation of the public….