Ken Hashimoto, Partner of Lawmaker Eriko Imai, Incensed Over Teasing of Sign Language as a Performance
It seems that he is desperately trying to protect her by putting up a bluff. ……
It seems like Ken Hashimoto, Eriko Imai’s current partner and former extramarital affair, is fiercely trying to protect her.
On March 18th, during the concentrated deliberations of the House of Councillors Budget Committee, attention was drawn to Imai’s partial use of sign language during the question and answer session.
At the beginning, she greeted in sign language, saying
“Good morning.”
After revealing her interaction with disaster victims with hearing impairments during her visit to Ishikawa Prefecture, which was affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Eriko Imai continued to use sign language in several question and answer sessions. However, she stopped using sign language midway and began answering rapidly.
This led to criticism and articles labeling her actions as “half-hearted performance.” In response, her partner, Hashimoto, expressed his indignation,
“Anyone who claims to be a journalist and writes articles mocking sign language questioning as just a performance, come to me. If you don’t understand the significance of that performance, then quit journalism.”
This sparked somewhat extreme criticisms from ordinary users,
“Isn’t it bad that they’re admitting it’s a performance? lol”
“Before complaining to the journalists, shouldn’t he complain to his partner who can’t even keep promises she made herself? lol”
“Tell her to submit the report quickly! Do what you’re supposed to do before barking at others lol”
Such criticisms have been circulating quite vigorously.
