Thanksgiving for Online Salon…” “Paris Inspection Tour” under fire by Congresswoman Eriko Imai is an “idol business” fundraiser.

Senator Eriko Imai is under fire for her “Paris tour,” which turned out to be mostly “sightseeing. The video shows her performing simple sign language in a fashionable French cityscape.

“I’ll buy you a drink today.”

McDonald’s.

See you tomorrow.

and “See you tomorrow.

“Let’s spread #sign language!

The post was posted on the site.

However, the comments section was ablaze.

Please tell me in sign language that you are going to use the taxpayers’ money today! Please tell me in sign language that you are resigning from the Diet.

Please tell me in sign language that you are resigning from the Diet.

Please tell me in sign language that you are resigning from the Diet.

Imai, who also went to Vietnam for a study tour just before his trip to Paris, posted the same message on TikTok. He was dressed in a rough T-shirt with a bag slung over his shoulder.

How much is it?”

and in a market-like setting, “Do you accept credit cards?

Do you take credit cards?

It is not clear what he inspected as a politician. In the comments section, there were also the following questions

“Inspection tour? All he does is personal shopping.

The Daily Shincho reported on August 11, 2012, that “the tour was a personal shopping trip.

According to an article published by Daily Shincho on August 11, “The advisor to Imai Eriko’s office is an adulterous ex-city councilor, Hashiken, who is unemployed and in effect a ‘pimp’.

Mr. Hashimoto is said to be currently working as an “unpaid” policy advisor to Council Member Imai. Mr. Hashimoto was convicted of fraud and sentenced to one year and six months in prison with a four-year suspended sentence for fraudulent receipt of 6.9 million yen in political activity fees in the past.

Hashimoto quoted the Shincho article in X

He says it so much, doesn’t he? Laughing, this is the ultimate in “stereotyped gender role consciousness” that prevents gender equality. If a major publishing company is making such comments, it will take a long time for women to be active in Japan. The article is not accurate.

The article is not accurate. However, on July 15, Ms. Imai posted on Instagram’s Story function

I’m going to watch a pro wrestling match from now on. My son’s first overseas match!

It seems that this was the first overseas match for his son, professional wrestler Reimu Imai (18), as he posted, “I’m about to watch a pro wrestling match. It seems that he visited a university in Ho Chi Minh City and a facility for children with disabilities, but it could be criticized as a “spectator trip” in this case.

According to the income and expenditure report, Imai raised funds through a 12 million yen event called “Imai Eriko Thanks Festival 2021,” 2.5 million yen in book sales, and 770,000 yen in membership fees for a 3,500 yen per month paid online salon where she reports on her activities as a Diet member and provides information on her daily life.

As a former member of SPEED, his method of fundraising seems to be more like an “idol” business method than that of a member of the Diet. However, it is an interesting idea to report on activities while receiving taxpayer funds by taking money through an online salon, but it may be controversial. ……

Imai has been elected twice as a proportional representative of the LDP. He has been attracting public attention as a celebrity member of the Diet, but we would love to see him report to the LDP on what he has accomplished.