Yuzuru Hanyu’s “divorce” has been criticized by many people… Yuzuru Hanyu’s “slanderous part-time job incident” of 4 years ago is behind the criticism of the federation.

What in the world has he done?

so lamented a female fan of professional figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu for 10 years.

On November 17, Hanyu announced his divorce on his official SNS. Hanyu explained the reason for the divorce

Various media outlets have been slandering, stalking, and conducting unauthorized interviews and reports against my partner, who is a civilian, her relatives, and related persons, as well as my relatives and related persons,” he began.

He began by stating

When I think about the future, I want my partner to be happy, and I want her to be happy without any restrictions.

I want my partner to be happy, and I want her to be happy without any restrictions.

In response, some Hanyu fans scrambled to find the “culprit” behind the divorce. The media was the first to criticize Hanyu.

Some interpreted the divorce as a result of the media’s revelation of the identity of Mr. A, his partner in marriage, and the Internet responded with criticisms such as

A clear violation of privacy.

If it hadn’t been for that, there would have been no divorce.

“That’s crossing the line.

The net was flooded with angry comments such as “Hanyu is too creepy.

The brunt of the criticism has been directed at the Japan Skating Federation.

The slander against Hanyu has gone beyond the pale in the past, and the federation has taken no action.

“The federation did not take any action against Hanyu.

Fans are furious that the federation has taken no action.

In April 2007, a part-time job seeking to write articles bashing Hanyu came to light. A company that operates a crowdsourcing site that allows companies and individuals to order work from an unspecified number of people on the Internet was looking for writers who could write articles on “Hanyu is too creepy.

The company acknowledged the facts, stopped posting the job opening, and

We prohibit work that ‘infringes on or damages the rights of privacy, portrait rights, honor, trust, or other rights of others,’ and will immediately suspend the posting of such work in the future if it falls under this category.

The statement was released.

At this time, the Japan Skating Federation told some reporters

If there is any movement that encourages this, the federation will take the necessary measures that can be taken.

The “tragedy” is not a coincidence.

However, a “tragedy” occurred.

The marriage triggered slander on the Internet, not only against Hanyu himself, but also against Ms. A and her family. The first female fan wrote

What has the skating federation done since the “slanderous byte” incident in ’19? They said they would take countermeasures, but I wonder if they were actively working on cracking down on him.

He should have led the popularity of figure skating in Japan. …… Once he turned pro, does that mean he is no longer “under our jurisdiction”?

I wonder if he is no longer “under my jurisdiction” once he turns professional.

In this social networking society, slander and libel have become a social problem.

In common with Hanyu’s case, the former Johnny’s office (SMILE-UP.) is also a social networking site. Just the other day, a member of “Johnny’s Sexual Assault Association” was found dead in a mountain in Osaka City. The member had received slanderous remarks.

Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of the former Johnny’s office, had appealed to the late Johnny Kitagawa to stop slandering the sexual assault victims at two press conferences concerning his sexual assault.

Nevertheless, the bashing did not abate, and it intensified when Johnny’s changed its name. It is really difficult to take measures against slander, and in this case, it would be tough for Mr. Higashiyama and the association concerned to simply say, ‘Please stop.

We are now in an age when it is no longer possible to deter people without filing damage reports with the police or promptly taking legal action against the slanderers. However, it takes a lot of time and effort to do this one by one. In the end, the current situation is that people have no choice but to “cry themselves to sleep.

Returning to Hanyu’s case, it might have been better if he had announced that he would “take legal action” against the slander once before divorcing Ms. A. Either way, it would have been better for Hanyu if he had announced that he would “take legal action” against the slander on the Internet.

Either way, it seems that the development of countermeasures against slander on the Internet is an urgent issue.