When we directly interviewed Hiroshi Ando, the secretary general of the Sangen-tei, he said, “I’m going to have her become my private secretary!

The “Shukan Bunshun” also leaked the exchange of ″breakup e-mails.

Shitennoji Temple, the first official temple of Buddhism in Japan, was built by Prince Shotoku in 593. The Bon Odori dance festival held here every August is a summer tradition in Osaka, attracting families, couples, and foreign tourists.

This year, too, Kikusuimaru Kawachiya (62) led the crowd in a rousing performance, but there was one man in the circle around the dancing stall who was clearly out of place. In the heat of the summer heat, dressed in a suit and moving his wrists to the beat of the taiko drums, was Hiroshi Ando, 60, the secretary general of the House of Councillors and a member of the upper house of the Diet.

Mr. Ando was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2012, running for the Kyoto 6th Constituency, and served three terms as a member of the LDP House of Representatives, but caused a bit of a stir when he decided not to run for the lower house in 2009.

Behind the scenes was his alleged affair with Daina (age undisclosed), a celebrity active mainly in Kyoto Prefecture.

The exchange of “shameless e-mails” was exposed…

Ando tried to return to national politics in the 2010 Upper House election and the 2012 Lower House election, but was unsuccessful, and this summer he ran for the upper house for the third time, this time as a candidate for the Upper House and won.

In the meantime, his return to politics was short-lived, as the “Shukan Bunshun” (weekly magazine) rehashed his alleged affair with Ona, exposing the “shameless e-mail exchanges” of that time, such as “XX-san gave me some pants/I’ll wear those pants” (Ona, in the original) and “I want to take them off as soon as possible” (Ando).

With his qualifications as a politician being questioned, why was Mr. Ando doing the Bon Odori dance, or rather, why was Ohna next to him?　We directly interviewed the two.

–Friday. Isn’t this a good time to dance?

Ando: “A Kawachi Ondo artist I know is going to perform, so I came here for a visit.”

–The leaked ″breakup e-mail″ is at …….

Ando: “I have no recollection of this at all. I was stunned when I saw the article in Bunshun.

Ohna: “The article said that Sensei sent me an e-mail from Hamamatsu saying, ‘I’m going to eat a lot of eels so that my eels will be healthy too. But I didn’t even know that “eel” meant “that thing” (laughs).

–Really, you don’t remember?

Ona: “I really don’t know. I don’t even remember writing it.”

–What was Representative Sohei Kamiya’s reaction?

Ando: “I reported it when Bunshun called me for an interview. It was a story that had already been reported once. It’s a story that has already been reported once.

–And you and your wife are currently in divorce proceedings?

Ando: “Our marriage had been broken for some time. Since the time when he was running for election from the Liberal Democratic Party, he never came to support me. Conversations between the couple were only clerical. So that kind of relationship lasted for more than 10 years.”

What about his relationship with Dana?

Ando and Daina, although he says he and his wife have a frosty relationship, seemed to be on good terms throughout the interview. When we asked him again about their relationship, a surprising comment came out.

Ando: “She will be my private secretary.

Ohna: “She is officially my secretary from the end of the Bon Festival. I will support her activities in the Kansai region, with a focus on Kyoto.”

I was surprised that she formed the duo “Deficit Kurojitsu” with Daina in 2010 and participated in the “M-1 Grand Prix” (lost in the first round), but now she has become a private secretary. …… At the end of the interview, the two declared

Ando: “I think that the Sangen-tei is being asked to replace the LDP, so I will do my best to live up to their expectations. We will also continue our YouTube and “Deficit and Black Surplus,” which we both do, in some form or another!”

Ohna: “Thanks to the people who supported me even after the affair report four years ago, Sensei was able to be elected again. I will continue to do my best for Sensei and Japan. Everyone, please continue to support me, Daina!”

After saying this, the two left the stunned reporters. ……

From the September 12-19, 2025 issue of FRIDAY