A former Nerima ward assemblyman who resigned after being caught having an affair with a beautiful ward assemblyman reveals his “open-air bath affair” with a beautiful ward assemblyman!

I apologize for the trouble I have caused to many people, including those who supported me. I have resigned from the council as of March 1 as a way of putting my affairs in order. From now on, I intend to help Mr. Tachibana’s campaign, which caused me so much trouble.”

With a stern expression on his face, Wataru Matsuda, 39, a former Nerima Ward assemblyman belonging to the NHK Party (hereafter referred to as the “N Party”), said, “I am going to help Mr. Tachibana, who has caused me so much trouble.

On February 23, FRIDAY Digital reported on Matsuda’s affair with Naho Hashiguchi, 46, a ward assembly member of the Tokyo Metropolitan People’s First Party, based on the testimony of Miki, 35, Matsuda’s wife. On February 23 last year, when Miki examined Matsuda’s smartphone, she discovered a history of naked LINE talks with Hashiguchi and reservations for a private open-air bath. Mr. Matsuda admitted the affair on the spot and apologized to Ms. Miki.

After the news report, I had no conversations with my wife and the atmosphere was awkward, but now our conversations are gradually increasing and we are getting back to our normal relationship. Since the revelation of the affair with Mr. Hashiguchi, I haven’t gone out for drinks, and during breaks between sessions of the Congress, I have video calls with my wife on LINE, and when the Congress is over, I go straight home.

He said he has refrained from any contact with Mr. Hashiguchi, and has not even greeted him, even though they belong to the same congressional group.

I haven’t talked to Mr. Hashiguchi for the past year. I haven’t talked to Mr. Hashiguchi at all after the news report. When the suspicious documents were scattered in February of this year, four of us in the faction, including the secretariat, talked to him. But at that time, I was so preoccupied with the fact that the suspicious documents had been scattered that I don’t remember what kind of conversation we had.

Perhaps because of his resignation, Mr. Matsuda responded to questions without hesitation. He was paid 610,000 yen a month, or about 11 million yen a year. He repeatedly expressed his remorse, saying that he had betrayed his constituents and that he had not been conscious of the fact that he was paid that much.