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<h2> From 1 in 2,500 to 1 in 250</h2>
 On November 28, the Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office indicted Takashi Tachibana, 58, leader of the &#8220;NHK Party&#8221; (&#8220;N-Koku Party&#8221;), who was arrested on suspicion of defaming Hideaki Takeuchi, a former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member, for defamation. While attention is focused on the outcome of the trial, the N-Party is also facing a stormy situation in the absence of its leader.
 Supporters of the party, who had signed a contract with NHK and continued nonpayment of subscription fees as encouraged by Tachibana, are now panicking.
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 Recently, NHK announced the establishment of a &#8220;Special Response Center for Subscription Fees&#8221; to strengthen measures against nonpayment of subscription fees. The center will expand civil procedures by demanding payment, and the number of demand cases in the second half of this fiscal year alone is expected to exceed 10 times that of the previous fiscal year. They also plan to further increase the number of demand cases in the next fiscal year.
 Satoshi Hamada, 48, a former member of the House of Councillors and a member of the N-Kokoku Party, said on YouTube,
 The chances of going to court (for a payment demand) were extremely low, so it was like winning the lottery,&#8221; he said on YouTube.
 He then added, &#8220;If I won, it would be like winning the lottery,
 If I won, I&#8217;d have no choice but to win,&#8221; he said.
 Hamada said, &#8220;If I win, it can&#8217;t be helped,&#8221; an irresponsible statement.
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 According to Mr. Hamada, only one out of every 2,500 people would be brought to court. Ten times that number would be one in every 250 people.
 What was the &#8220;Party to Protect the People from NHK&#8221;? and election watcher Chidai, who is also the author of &#8220;What was the &#8216;Party to Protect the People from NHK?
 The contents of the 10-fold increase are important, and the demand letters seem to be concentrated on those who used the &#8220;proxy billing service&#8221; of the &#8220;N-Kokuto Party,&#8221;&#8221; he said.
 He said, &#8220;The contents are 10 times more important than the contents.
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<h2>Mr. Tachibana was ordered to pay 1,397,545 yen in court</h2>
 The &#8220;bill receipt service&#8221; is a service provided by Tetsuya Muraoka, an attorney with Muraoka Law Office.
 You may discard the billing statement from NHK as it is. Don&#8217;t worry about how many times you receive a payment slip. Nothing will happen no matter how many times you throw them away unless you are brought to court. It is unlikely that you will be brought to court, but if you are brought to court, don&#8217;t worry. You are protected by the party that protects the public from NHK when you browse this site!
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 The N-KOKU party&#8217;s homepage jumps to the site of the lawyer&#8217;s office.
 However, it was revealed that a disciplinary action had been filed against Muraoka for &#8220;promoting illegal activities. The Disciplinary Committee of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association
 &#8220;The Disciplinary Committee of the Daini-Tokyo Bar Association has found it appropriate to request the Disciplinary Committee to review the case.
 The committee also stated that &#8220;it is reasonable to request the disciplinary committee to review the case.
 This would be quite damaging to the N-Kokuto, as it would mean a tenfold increase in the number of reminders from NHK. Furthermore, they know that if they go to court, they will lose 100% of the cases.
 It is not enough to say, &#8220;It&#8217;s no big deal, don&#8217;t worry about it.&#8221;
 It is not enough to say, &#8220;It&#8217;s no big deal, don&#8217;t worry. It would be a tragedy, especially for those who believed in the N-Kokuto and danced around it.
 Still, Mr. Hamada said, &#8220;Until Mr. Tachibana returns, the situation is unstable,
 &#8220;Until Mr. Tachibana returns, things will be unstable, but once he returns, things will be back to normal,&#8221; he said.
 But when he returns, things will be back to normal. What is the result?
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 On November 28, Mr. Tachibana was ordered to pay 1,397,545 yen to NHK for obstruction of business and other charges. From now on, he will no longer be able to perform in any way that encourages nonpayment of subscription fees or obstructs NHK&#8217;s operations.
 said Mr. Chidai, mentioned above. For Mr. Tachibana and the N-Koku party, the situation is certainly getting tougher. Even so,
 I think they are weakening, but the suspect Tachibana will resurface like a zombie,&#8221; said Chidai. The indicted suspect, Tachibana, will probably not be able to come out of jail for a while due to his indictment and detention, but of course the defense will apply for bail. If he is not re-arrested, he may be released after the new year. Currently, I have heard that the supporters are rapidly leaving the area and that the number of supporters has dropped to about half, but if the suspect Tachibana comes out on bail, they may find hope and the drop may stop.
 It seems that it is not a simple matter after all.

 Hiroyuki Sasaki, entertainment journalist

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