<figure id="attachment_429251" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-429251" style="width: 4176px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6e86d524"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2025/06/80aa47b92c8ee98e599f846153807cfc.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-429251" class="wp-caption-text">Taichi Kokubun of &#8220;TOKIO&#8221; has announced an indefinite hiatus. The damage to his good image is significant, but &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2> There were multiple compliance problems.</h2>
 What exactly happened?
 On June 20, Taichi Kokubun, 50, of the popular group &#8220;TOKIO&#8221; from the former Johnny&#8217;s s office, announced an indefinite suspension of his activities, citing compliance violations. What was surprising was the speed of the announcement.
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 The previous day, on June 19, he had been under the radar.
 &#8220;I heard that Kokubu is going to be punished.
 On the 20th, multiple media outlets reported that
 &#8220;Announcement of Indefinite Suspension.
 &#8220;He has asked TV stations to drop him from their programs.
 and &#8220;request to all TV stations to cancel their programs&#8221;. On the same day at 11:30 a.m. on NTV&#8217;s &#8220;Strait News
 &#8220;TOKIO&#8217;s Taichi Kokubun has decided to drop out of the programs he appears in.
 NTV also announced in writing that &#8220;TOKIO Taichi Kokubun has decided to leave the program he appears in.
 NTV also released a written statement.
 &#8220;We have confirmed that there have been multiple compliance problems in the past.
 The TV station also announced in a written statement that &#8220;NTV has confirmed that there have been several compliance issues in the past,&#8221; and that it will no longer air &#8220;The! DASH‼&#8221; on the same station. DASH‼&#8221; broadcast on the station is not appropriate. After an extraordinary meeting of the board of directors, it was decided that Kokubu would step down. Kokubu also agreed to leave the program during the meeting. The program itself will continue to exist.
 NTV President Hiroyuki Fukuda then held a press conference at 1:00 pm. He said that he became aware of the matter on May 27, and that it was reported by the person in charge of related matters.
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 As for the details of the compliant violation, such as whether or not there were any victims and the timing of the violation, he said
 &#8220;I can&#8217;t give you any more information from the standpoint of privacy protection.
 He repeatedly called out that he &#8220;can&#8217;t give you any information from the standpoint of privacy protection. Some reporters responded.
 Some reporters shouted at him, &#8220;We are not asking you to tell us the names of the victims!
 Some reporters shouted, &#8220;We are not asking you to tell us the names of the victims! Still, the president of the company said, &#8220;I can&#8217;t answer that.
 &#8220;I can&#8217;t answer that question.
 I can&#8217;t give you an answer. An insider familiar with the station&#8217;s internal affairs tells some of the &#8220;crux&#8221; of the matter.
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<h2>Staff members were scared to death to do their jobs.</h2>
 As stated in the announcement, there were several compliant violations: one was power harassment of staff members, another was sexual harassment of women. The second is sexual harassment of women. The latter, we are told, relates to the exchange of photographs. Although it does not appear to be a criminal case, there are several victims, and Kokubu-san will be put in a difficult position.
 Speaking of Kokubu, he was not involved in any scandal and had a high reputation. However, when we proceeded to interview him, we found that there was a &#8220;secret face&#8221; hidden behind his mild-mannered image. A staff member involved in the production of the film said, &#8220;He has always been a power-harasser.
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 He is a power-harasser by nature. He is low-ranking and polite to fellow talent and superiors, but to subordinate staff members, he can be commanding and harsh. He is the type that shows on his face, so when he is in a bad mood, staff members are said to be jittery about working with him. He also treats indifferent comedians roughly, and we hear people complain, &#8220;I was with Kokubu-san the other day, but he was unresponsive,&#8221; or &#8220;He gave me the cold shoulder.
 President Fukuda&#8217;s tight-lipped attitude has triggered an onslaught of media coverage. The media has accelerated its investigation of past troubles.
 On the same day, Kokubu announced an indefinite suspension of his entertainment activities through his office.
 He explained, &#8220;The cause of all of this is my lack of awareness of the position I have put myself in over the years of my activities, my lack of thinking, my pride, and my inadequate actions.&#8221;
 He went on to explain
 &#8220;I will suspend all activities without setting a deadline, and I will take a fresh look at myself,&#8221; he announced.
 I will take a fresh look at myself.
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 Naturally, this has had an enormous impact on his work.
 The June 20 broadcast of &#8220;Kokubun Taichi&#8217;s THE CRAFTSMEN&#8221; (BS10) and &#8220;Kokubun Taichi Radio Box&#8221; (JFN) were cancelled. The &#8220;TOKIO Terrace&#8221; (Mainichi Broadcasting System), &#8220;Dango Gohan&#8221; (TV Tokyo), &#8220;Sekai Kurabe Metera&#8221; (TBS), and other regular programs are also discussing how to respond to the situation. &#8220;Because I had a good image, I was scanned for this hand.
 He is also very busy dealing with the scandal. &#8220;Because he had a good image, this kind of scandal is fatal. Depending on further reports, he may not be able to come back for a while.
 said a person involved with the TV station. The situation continues to be unpredictable.

 Shinji Hasuo

 On the 20th, NTV announced that "TOKIO's" Taichi Kokubun would be leaving "Tetsuwan Dash. At about the same time, an indefinite suspension of his entertainment activities was announced, and many viewers must be wondering, "What the hell happened? Many viewers must be wondering, "What happened?" ......

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