Sponsor’s commercial suspension…Yashiro’s comment on “Hiruobi! in danger of being cancelled

(TBS) broadcast on September 10. (TBS) that aired on September 10 caused controversy and is still under fire.

In the same program, Mr. Yashiro said.

“In the same program, Mr. Yashiro said, “The Communist Party has not abolished the idea of ‘violent revolution’ as a party platform.

In the same program, Mr. Yashiro said, “The Communist Party has not abolished ‘violent revolution’ as one of its main points.

However, if you read the JCP’s platform (which Mr. Yashiro mistakenly refers to as its outline), you will find no such phrase. This is clearly a misrepresentation of the facts. In his column in the Nikkan Gendai, Mr. LaSalle Ishii wrote

In his column for the Nikkan Gendai, Mr. Lasalle Ishii expressed his anger, saying, “This is too much of a rant to be dismissed as the ramblings of a wide show.

He expressed his anger.

The Communist Party immediately protested to TBS, saying it was a malicious hoax. In response to the protest, TBS apologized on the 13th broadcast of “Hiruobi! However, Mr. Yashiro’s apology on the air caused further flames.

After the station’s announcer apologized, he said, “My understanding was that the Cabinet decision was made.

After the station’s announcer apologized, he said, “My understanding was based on the government’s position as decided by the Cabinet. On the other hand, I should have mentioned that the Japanese Communist Party has often denied it.

Many of you may have heard this and thought, “What the heck is this? I’m sure many of you are thinking, “What the hell? In his explanation, he said.

“(The fact that the Communist Party’s platform clearly states ‘violent revolution’) is a cabinet decision by the government, and the government has acknowledged it.”

So he is saying it is not a mistake, not an apology for saying he was wrong.

It is not an apology for saying that I made a mistake, but an apology for not adding “the Communist Party denies it. Anyone can see that the point was missed. This was met with protests and condemnation not only from the Communist Party, but also from social networking sites and various quarters.

On Twitter, journalist Shaoko Egawa wrote

Mr. Yashiro’s comment was an “excuse” that his statement was in line with the government’s view, not an “apology” for his false comment that there was something that was not in the Communist Party platform.

He said. In the end, the Communist Party again protested to TBS, and as a result, Mr. Yashiro apologized again on the 17th. Even so, the flames seemed unlikely to die down. Even within the TBS station, there were voices of condemnation.

“He is not a comedian or a celebrity, but an international lawyer. The weight of his words is different. He is an international lawyer, not a comedian or celebrity. It’s as if he used the public airwaves to launch a negative campaign, which is a serious crime.

If this had been a comment against the Liberal Democratic Party, he would have been immediately removed from the program. I can’t help but wonder about the good sense of the programmers who tried to get away with that…” (TBS insider)

It is true that it could be said that it was a negative campaign. The Cabinet decision that Yashiro was referring to was a decision made by the Abe administration on March 22, 2004, regarding the Japan Communist Party.

“Even now, the JCP is an organization subject to investigation under the Law for the Prevention of Subversive Activities (Anti-Subversive Activities Law).
“There is no change in the ‘policy of violent revolution.

This refers to the Cabinet decision to issue a written reply stating that the JCP is still an organization subject to investigation under the Law for the Prevention of Subversive Activities. It is a fact that the Communist Party has been the subject of investigations for many years.

It is true that the Communist Party of Japan has been the subject of investigations for many years. Indeed, the Public Security Intelligence Agency, the investigative body for the application of the Anti-Defamation Law, in its report “Retrospection and Prospects of the Domestic and Foreign Situation,” mentions the JCP along with international terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State and al-Qaeda, the North Korean Federation of Trade Unions, Aum Shinrikyo, extremist sects, and right-wing groups.

However, there is no mention of “violent revolution” in the Communist Party’s platform in this cabinet decision. In such a situation, “Hiruobi! which was the sponsor of “Hiruobi!

“It is unheard of for a program sponsor to suspend commercials over the comments of a performer. Mr. Yashiro is a man who has often made bold statements, but this time it will not be good. But I wonder why the other actors, staff, and upper management of the station didn’t think anything of it when they heard what he said. I wonder what the political commentator next to Mr. Yashiro was doing.

In a case like this, it would be normal for an apology and correction to be made at the end of the program. I was amazed that he didn’t realize that he had said the wrong thing, but I was also amazed that he didn’t have the sense of urgency that he was broadcasting a live information program.

If the situation continues like this and the sponsors leave one by one or two, the program will not be able to survive. In other words, there is a possibility that the program will be terminated. Hiruobi!” is one of the most popular programs among the side-by-side programs. However, it seems to have stumbled in an unexpected way. Will there be a way to recover from this?