Veteran Entertainment Reporter Reflects on ‘Life of a Liar’ Following Kenji Haga’s Arrest

Another suspect, Kenji Haga, has been arrested again for money problems. I really used to cover him a lot when I was a wide-show reporter and in charge of entertainment news.

Tatsuo Umemiya cried and regretted his relationship with his daughter Anna Umemiya. He was one of the people who had to pay a debt to Haga.

There is one incident about the suspect Haga that I will always remember.

I once interviewed him directly about his relationship with Anna on Nippon Television’s “The Wide. From the director and reporter who had interviewed me,

The director and reporter who had covered the story asked me, “Since you heard a good story, please keep Mr. Haga company tonight so he won’t be interviewed by other stations.”

They asked me to stay with Haga-san so that he would not be interviewed by other stations tonight.

I had dinner with Haga at a high-class restaurant in the hotel and

At the time, their relationship was a story that was followed by the news shows. There was a competition between the two of them to be “overtaken” by the other.

I made an appointment to meet with Haga at a restaurant in a luxury hotel. From there, we had a pleasant chat over drinks to prevent him from being interviewed by other companies.

I think it was around 18:00 to 22:00. Then the program staff came to me.

A female anchor is going to announce her marriage. Can you go to the interview?”

I was asked if I could go to the interview. It was big news, so I decided to rush to the scene.