Why don’t you sue us?” Masashi Tomizuka “hugged one by one” at a drinking party with female announcers, and an expert said it could be harassment.

Hugging a woman who has the power to say no

On May 16, Masashi (66) of the comedic duo “Tommies” made a controversial comment on the Kansai information program “Seyanen! (MBS, Kansai local), a Kansai information program, on May 16.

(MBS, Kansai local). He revealed that he hosts a “girls’ night out” once every three months, exclusively for the show’s female performers.

In her opening remarks, she said that she recently had a girls’ night out with former NMB48 member Hanashi Kojima (26) and MBS announcers Kayaka Yamazaki (28), Mirai Kaito (26), and Seri Ueda (23).

I had so much fun!　First we talked about love.

Masashi confessed that she hugged all the members at the end of that girls’ night. And then,

I thought about it and said, “Oh no, I can’t do that!　When the main MC hugs a woman who can’t say no to him because of his power, ……. （I apologize, I’m sorry.

He then apologized to Yamazaki, perhaps aware of the recent compliance issues. Masashi then asked Yamazaki

[Seth] You’re not going to sue me?

When Masashi asked Yamazaki if he would sue her, she replied, “No, I won’t.

I won’t sue you.

I’m fine,” he replied.

However, on SNS and other social networking sites, there was a lot of criticism of this action.

“Taking advantage of a female announcer’s vulnerable position and forcing her to go out for a drink halfway through is now harassment!

In this day and age, it’s unthinkable to give everyone a hug goodbye at the end of a party!

The lawyer’s opinion can be found at .

And the Fuji Television female announcer problem

Last August, a third-party committee report revealed that Masaharu Fukuyama regularly met with female Fuji Television announcers for drinks, and he was forced to apologize. Masa-san must have known about the problem, but I must say that he has poor crisis management skills to talk about it on live TV.

In a word, “Seyanen! is, in a word, “Masa-san’s show. Masa-san is the same age as Downtown and has tremendous power in the Kansai region. He is aware that “women can’t say no,” so he asked the female announcer, “Won’t you sue me? It is not surprising that there are women who do not like being hugged by their 66-year-old uncles but put up with it because it is Masa-san.

The “Fuji Television problem” caused a huge uproar throughout Japan, and the names of major celebrities such as Masahiro Nakai (53) and Takaaki Ishibashi (64) of Tunnels were discussed. The behavior of Tomizuma Masashi, a major figure in the Kansai region, at a girls’ night out may be considered an anachronism.

As Masashi feared in the program, what would happen if the participating women actually sued? This website asked Kenta Morimi, an attorney with Morimi Law Office, about the legal definition of sexual harassment.

The legal definition of sexual harassment is “sexual harassment” that occurs in the workplace when a worker is subjected to disadvantages in terms of working conditions or the work environment because of “sexual words or actions” that go against the worker’s will.

Therefore, if such sexual harassment is taking place at a drinking or dining party as an extension of the workplace between Mr. Masashi Tommies (or his company) and his workers or business partners, it may be considered sexual harassment under the law, and if so, the workers, etc. may be able to pursue Mr. Masashi Tommies, etc. for civil liability, In this case, the workers may be able to pursue civil liability against Mr. Masashi Tomizuka and others. In addition, depending on the content, the individual may be held criminally liable for indecency with non-consent.

This year marks the 26th year of the popular Kansai program “Seyanen! This year marks the 26th year of the popular Kansai program “Seyanen! I hope that the “family feeling” does not take a strange turn.