<figure id="attachment_454906" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-454906" style="width: 4000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="cbe7b45c"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2026/01/e7f2ee9a837a1a26b357ef7fc2b685b3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-454906" class="wp-caption-text">Defendant Takashi Tachibana decided not to run in this general election. A further pinch is &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<h2> Tachibana ordered to pay 330,000 yen in compensation</h2>
 The usual &#8220;man causing a fuss&#8221; is gone.
 On January 23, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (64) dissolved the House of Representatives in a blitz. While the Nagata-cho area was in turmoil, Takashi Tachibana, 58, the leader of the &#8220;NHK Party,&#8221; who was arrested last November on charges of defamation against a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member (deceased), was watching from his jail cell.
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 The general election will be held on January 27 and the vote will be held on February 8. It has been derided as a dissolution without a cause, forcing the people to choose &#8220;Prime Minister Takaichi or no Prime Minister Takaichi. If Tachibana had been in the White House, one wonders what action he would have taken.
 A person who knew Tachibana said
 &#8220;The NHK party is rather close to Prime Minister Takaichi, so they may have provided logistical support in another two-horsepower election. He may have persuaded a celebrity like Gyasi (Yoshikazu Azumaya) to run for office.
 I predict.
 As for Tachibana&#8217;s current condition, a political insider with knowledge of the situation said, &#8220;He has lost nearly 10 kilograms.
 I hear that he has lost nearly 10 kilograms of weight. Life in the detention center is very regimented. Tachibana has been reading a book that he has been given. He has lost a lot of weight, but his energy is the same as usual.
 He is also said to have been able to run for election while he was in prison.
 Although it is legally possible for Rachibana to campaign from prison, he has decided not to do so this time.
 Only a few people, including his attorney, are allowed to see him. It is difficult to announce Tachibana&#8217;s teachings to the world.
 A source in the political world said, &#8220;The date of the first trial has not yet been set. The date of his first trial has not yet been set, and until then it will be difficult for him to go outside.
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 The new ordeal of life in the detention center is also a challenge for the defendant.
 Former member of the House of Councillors Satoshi Hamada, a member of the NHK Party and president of the Japan Liberty Party, revealed in an XX report that the money (retainer money) the defendant deposited for use in the detention center has been seized by his opponent, Ayaka Otsu of the &#8220;Minna-no Tsukuru&#8221; party, a political group.
 Mr. Otsu and the defendant Tachibana are involved in a libel suit and other disputes, and in December of last year, Tachibana was ordered to pay 330,000 yen in compensation. There are also other financial troubles with the &#8220;Minzoku Party.
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<h2>confectionery, beverages, and other luxury and daily necessities.</h2>
 However, there was no sign of any compensation from the defendant. This time, Otsu&#8217;s side, out of frustration, moved to seize the retained funds, which was approved. This was a legitimate exercise of their rights.
 Mr. Hamada told Tachibana&#8217;s supporters and others in X
 There is a possibility that the cash sent by the supporters for the good of Mr. Tachibana will be given to Mr. Otsu&#8217;s side instead of to Mr. Tachibana himself.
 The cost of living in jail is not that large, so if you want to continue to support him, it would be better to send small amounts of money for a long time.
 The report also calls for &#8220;small, long-lasting&#8221; donations to be made to the &#8220;consulate,&#8221; an unfamiliar term.
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 The system of &#8220;retention money&#8221; is still unfamiliar to many people. We asked Ayao Masaki, the representative lawyer of &#8220;Your Ace Lawyers,&#8221; who is an expert on criminal cases, to explain about the &#8220;retention money&#8221; system.
 The &#8220;Reukei-Kin&#8221; is a kind of &#8220;in-house wallet&#8221; that is kept by the facility for inmates who cannot manage their cash on their own. The facility can only purchase a limited range of items that it approves, which are called &#8220;self-supplied items&#8221; in contrast to items provided free of charge by the facility. Typical examples include snacks and beverages, daily necessities such as vans, and simple stationery. However, this is not a &#8220;you can buy whatever you like&#8221; system, and the items, number of purchases, and maximum amount are determined by the facility&#8217;s rules.
 Those who rarely buy necessities and keep their purchases to a minimum will be able to keep their monthly expenses to a few thousand yen, while those who make it a habit to replenish their daily necessities and refresh themselves with favorite items may spend several thousand yen to several tens of thousands of yen. Furthermore, the amount will fluctuate depending on whether the person is sentenced to a sentence pending (in detention) or has already been sentenced, the frequency and maximum amount of purchases as stipulated by the facility, and whether or not the person has to send money to the facility.
 Tachibana was seized the money to buy luxury items, one of the few things he enjoys during his stay in the detention center. How will this affect him?
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 Even if the amount of money he receives is reduced to zero, he will not immediately lose food, bedding, and other basic necessities. However, since there will be no means to purchase self-supplied goods in the prison, it will be difficult to supplement daily necessities when necessary, and it will also be impossible to relax with favorite foods. Even if it is possible to receive goods from outside, there are restrictions on items and prescribed procedures, and it is difficult to be as flexible as with cash. Therefore, the biggest disadvantage is that the mental burden is likely to become heavier due to the sudden narrowing of living options,&#8221; said Ayao Masaki, attorney at law representing the Center.
 Tachibana&#8217;s money, which he needed for relaxation, has been seized, and he is now in a situation where he can be said to be &#8220;starved&#8221;. It can be said that it is inevitable that retribution will follow retribution, but for Tachibana, it may be more of a shock that he will not be present on the &#8220;big day&#8221; of the election rather than his money. &#8230;&#8230;

 Comment: Kensho Masaki, Attorney at Law 
Representative of Yours Ace Lawyers. He is a member of the Daini Tokyo Bar Association. He regularly appears on BAYFM&#8217;s &#8220;Yukki&#8217;s Can Can do it!&#8221; and has made numerous media appearances on news and information programs. channel on YouTube, and provides easy-to-understand explanations of legal and financial matters on his official You Ace channel, &#8220;Slightly Concerned Legal Counseling.

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