Ayaka Otsu Finds Love While Facing an Extraordinary Life and Battling “Monsters”

I recently found a boyfriend,” she says. I’ve even been approached by an old politician in his 80s who said, ‘You’re more beautiful than a hostess in Ginza,’ or ‘I’ll become the leader of your party (Minna-no Tsukuru) and I’ll even hire you. So I used a matching app, but many people ran away when they found out about my background.

That’s right, if you go out with me, you’re bumming around with people like Takashi Tachibana (57), Tsubasa’s party, and other people who look like they’d be a lot of trouble.” If I were to associate with people like Takashi Tachibana (57), Tsubasa’s party, and others who seem to be a lot of trouble, I would think that I might catch fire. No one would want to get involved with a woman who has had her address exposed, has sent me a lot of unnecessary pamphlets, and has slanderous posters posted in 332 locations in Tokyo. But this person knew who I was so well that I didn’t need to introduce myself, and he said, ‘I don’t mind.

The man she is dating is a medical professional in his 30s, and they are currently in a long-distance relationship. Ayaka Otsu, 31, said this and offered a photo to the reporter. If I were to compare him to a celebrity, I would say that he is Masaki Okada. He is a fresh, handsome man who looks good in a plain T-shirt.

What a strange life he has led! After studying architecture at an art college, Mr. Otsu entered politics by chance, and within a year he became the leader of his party. Less than a year later, he became the leader of the party. He has been engaged in a deadly battle on the Web and in court with Mr. Tachibana, who was the catalyst for his entry into politics. In addition, he is surrounded by a number of “shady characters,” including Mr. Yoshikazu Azumaya, a.k.a. Garcie, and Mr. Atsuhiko Kurokawa, 45, the leader of the “Tsubasa Party,” who was arrested for election interference (violation of the Public Offices Election Law) in the recent supplementary election for the House of Representatives.

Kurokawa-san was a great help to me when I was a member of the 48th Political Women’s Party, the predecessor of the Minna-no Tsukuru Party. I was an amateur in politics, but she gave me friendly advice and helped me with my election campaign. That is why my father scolded me when I was dismissed as party secretary general. However, I just could not accept Mr. Kurokawa’s policy as the party’s pledge.

I was caught up in conspiracy theories, such as “the LDP is CIA” or “Haruma Miura was murdered”. …… I was free to do what I wanted, but I didn’t think I would be able to gather support. During the meeting, he said, “I was scouted by the CIA. Do you want to take on the job? or “There was a dying message written on a swordfish tuna (at the time of Haruma Miura’s death),” which was very incompatible. Hateful street protests were also unacceptable, and I think it was right that we parted company.”

The battle with Tachibana over party representation and finances has no end in sight. A number of court cases are currently underway. In March of this year, the Tokyo District Court decided to initiate bankruptcy proceedings after creditors filed bankruptcy petitions against the party. Mr. Otsu has filed a special appeal against the court’s decision, seeking the annulment of that decision and the cancellation of the order to commence bankruptcy proceedings.

He said, “Just before I assumed the position of party leader, I heard a rumor that the party was about 1 billion yen in debt, but the actual amount is still unclear. At a recent meeting of creditors, the debt had ballooned to 1.6 billion yen. However, the majority of creditors are uncertain. It is a black box because Mr. Tachibana is adamantly refusing to hand over a list of creditors, a list of employees, and some of the accounting documents, but as far as we were able to confirm, there are creditors for whom no interest has been paid at all, and conversely, there are creditors who have already been paid but continue to pay interest, and anyway, good Additions and subtractions.

There were also problems with the borrowing method, such as calling for funds online to an unspecified number of people and explaining that the party grants, which were not used to repay the debt, were used as collateral. Of course, the party is required to repay those who have been identified as legitimate creditors, but party grants cannot be used to repay debts from previous years. By law, they can only be used to settle the current year’s advances. There have been reports that the party grants are being seized, and we would like to contest this as well. As for not handing over the party’s accounting documents, we have already filed a complaint against the treasurer for violation of his duty to take over. I have already filed a complaint for breach of the treasurer’s duty to take over.

Where did the huge sum of 1 billion yen disappear to? Mr. Otsu said, “As we proceeded with our investigation, we found that Tachibana had already filed charges against him.

When we proceeded with our investigation, we found that the rent for the Tokyo apartment where Mr. Tachibana’s son lives was paid by the political party. He also created the position of “temporary caretaker” to take over full authority in the event of Tachibana’s death, and appointed his daughter to the position, paying her 200,000 yen a month. Tachibana lent himself 350 million yen, interest-free and unsecured, out of the money borrowed by the party at a high interest rate. He was thinking of using part of the money to ‘buy a hotel with a dog run on Awaji Island and save it for his retirement. He has persistently attacked Otsu on the Internet and elsewhere, saying that Otsu does not pay salaries to party staff, but after a labor tribunal, it was found that the staff he refers to were staff and secretaries at a call center set up by Tachibana, who had nothing to do with the party.”

Meanwhile, the trustees in bankruptcy are seeking refunds of the 41.5 million yen the party spent on promotions and the 20 million yen in donations that were transferred from the party to the Otsu Ayaka Supporters Association.

The party is unable to repay its debts through party subsidies, so it must expand the party’s reach so that it can collect donations and obtain party funds,” said the trustee, who is also a member of the party’s board of trustees. This is a party that has been in so much trouble and its image has been tarnished. We have decided that we need to promote it. In selecting a vendor, we have received quotes from three companies, and as you can see from our research, the amount is reasonable for an annual promotional contract. The party has discussed this with the board and it is being executed based on the board’s resolution. We have communicated with the trustees about this and hope they understand.

The search for an office was very difficult due to Mr. Tachibana’s notice of harassing town halls. We were turned down by many, many firms. We had a very difficult time finding a business partner because we were told that there were concerns about obstruction of business. For a while, I was unable to even open a bank account for the party, so for a while, I had my father advance my political funds.”

The 20 million yen was for campaign expenses, he said.

At the beginning, I was considering fielding candidates for the Shizuoka gubernatorial and other elections. I myself was preparing to run for the supplementary election for Tokyo’s 15th ward and for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. It was uncertain when the House of Representatives would be dissolved, and the Upper House election was coming up next year. Sending funds to a candidate’s supporters’ association for a quick and flexible election strategy is something every party does. Although we were not able to field candidates in either election, as a national party, we are determined to fight the upcoming House of Representatives and House of Councillors elections.

During the Tokyo gubernatorial election held in July, Mr. Tachibana hijacked the bulletin board of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. At that time, along with a picture of Mr. Otsu, he wrote: “Ayaka Otsu, bankrupt!　Please return my money.” The posters were displayed in 300 locations in Tokyo. Otsu was outraged, saying, “This is clear slander and libel, and I will deal with it firmly.

Mr. Tachibana is desperate to make me look bad. If it turns out that he borrowed money, spent it all, and was repeatedly running a bicycle business with no way to pay it back, his supporters and creditors will wake up. But the party is scheduled to cancel the unnecessary real estate it had rented and return the deposit money, and the deposit money for the political girl that Mr. Tachibana had diverted for personal use is also expected to be returned. Little by little, the results are coming in. The moderator will also be reaching out for the 350 million yen that flowed from the party to Mr. Tachibana. We hope to feed off these series of hardships. I would like to apply my experience to policy making, such as “helping those who are suffering from slander and slap lawsuits on the Internet.

Mr. Otsu has dared to face up to the many challenges in his life. With his girlfriend, who is his strongest supporter, his driving force is sure to accelerate even further.