NHK Party suddenly “Declares Dormancy” Behind it, Takashi Tachibana’s “Idea” of the Defendant

Party Fee Income Declines Due to Withdrawal

Late in the evening of March 3, on the official website of the “Party to Protect the People from NHK,

The party leader, Takashi Tachibana (58), announced last Friday, February 27, that the party’s policy of “dormancy” had been announced

The announcement of the suspension of activities was made on the official website of the “Party for the Protection of the People.

In addition, he also revealed the sequential server shutdown of the “(NHK) repel application” and party-related websites,

Since the party leader is currently in detention in a jail, we are unable to communicate directly with him. We have communicated the current situation in writing through our lawyers to the extent possible, and our decision is based on the content of that communication. The activities of the party as a whole have become dormant, and there is no prospect of resuming them at this time.

The defendant states that this is Tachibana’s decision.

The fact that there is no prospect of resuming activities means that they will be suspended indefinitely, but before the announcement on the website, the same information was posted on X, and further back on March 2, in the news section of the “repel application,” more detailed information was given.

And about the background behind the decision to go dormant,

Since the detention of the leader of the party, party fee income from the withdrawal has decreased, and with the announcement of the private liquidation of the NHK party, it had become difficult to continue fixed costs, including app maintenance costs. In addition, the following situation has arisen: ・Authentication by the device owned by the party leader, which is necessary for updating the application, is not available ・Fixes cannot be distributed in the event of a problem

In other words, the situation was one of financial difficulties and the inability to distribute the fixes.

In other words, the app cannot be worked on due to financial difficulties and the fact that Tachibana’s smartphone or computer were confiscated by the authorities. These two reasons seem to be the main reasons.

The “It’s Safe to Release” Appeal

Also, when I try to open the “Call Center” or “Other Inquiries” pages on the website

The page you are looking for cannot be found.

and this has caused confusion among the supporters of NHK who had been non-paying NHK subscriptions at the instigation of the “NHK Party.

However, there are many who question this declaration of dormancy. One such person is lawyer Kosuke Nishiwaki, former head of the legal department of TV Asahi.

In response to an interview with this writer, Attorney Nishiwaki said

If it is just a matter of the money running out or the party leader’s device not being used, it would be enough to just stop the application or the website. But why did they dare to announce that they would suspend organizational activities, calling it a “dormancy of the party”? One possibility is that the announcement of the party’s “dormancy” may have something to do with the criminal case against Tachibana.

It is possible that the “dormancy” of the party and the fact that it is appealing to the public that the movement of people and organizations that follow Tachibana’s instructions has stopped could be one of the materials used to request bail, saying, “It is safe to release defendant Tachibana. Although this alone may not be enough to secure bail, it is a circumstance that is better to have than not to have.

He surmises, “There are no Diet members in the NHK Party, but there are some who are members of the NHK Diet.

There are no members of the Diet in the NHK Party, but there are still some local members. Even though the party is dormant, they are still active in accordance with the policies of the NHK Party.

What is noteworthy is whether the activities of the NHK Party will cease in the future. Some people involved in the NHK Party are saying, “Let’s wait for them to come out of hibernation,” so it may be that they will resume their activities once Tachibana is released. I think we need to carefully assess the true meaning of “hibernation.

We cannot let our guard down yet.