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Two people suspected of being “personal sentaku”
NHK faces Yoshio Arima (55) and Shinichi Taketa (53) will retire at the end of March.
Photo = Press Photo of Jiji
NHK Broadcasting Center (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) September 8, 2020
It is said that the NHK leaders may have been sontaku at Suga’s official residence because they are two people who are critical of the administration.
I think this sudden downfall and the fact that Yoshihide Suga’s eldest son Masatake, who is now in question, had been entertaining the general affairs bureaucrats, are deeply connected.
I’ll talk about that later, but let’s take a look at the reasons for Arima and Takeda’s departure.
On the day of the special Diet session on October 26 last year, when Suga appeared on “News Watch 9” (hereinafter “Watch 9”), Arima asked a question on the question of the refusal to appoint the Scientific Council from Japan. .
So, Suga seemed a bit stretched towards the end, saying, “There are things I can explain and things I can’t explain.”
I looked back at what was recorded on the video, but it was a trivial exchange.
“NHK Executives Betrayed” Protest Official Residence
However, according to Shukan Bunshun (February 25 issue), there was a protest from the Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada to Political Director Seiki Hara immediately after the broadcast. Apparently, he was angry with the Prime Minister’s Office on February 25, thinking that “NHK executives betrayed” by hearing about the scientific advice issue while calling “I want to hear the story of the statement of beliefs.” Yamada, who was invited before the Budget Committee as a witness, replied that he had never called NHK on the matter.)
For Suga, who can only submit the questions ahead of time and read the documents made by the officers and only have a career interview, he may not have been able to forgive unexpected questions.
It seems that the Arima download started on the station around that time, but apparently, since the evening news shows are all female announcers, “Watch 9” will also have Mayuko Wakuda as the main, and Masayoshi Tanaka, the former Washington branch that will come next to Arima. The director is said to be an assistant.
I think Wakuda is good at reading manuscripts, but I think his ability as an MC is a little question mark.
Why is Takeda on the other side? In addition to serving as the MC of “News 7” for nine years, he was also the host of “Close-up Gendai +” (hereinafter “Kuro Gen +”), and is an announcer who represents NHK both in name and in reality. .
Takeda has a good family relationship and his children are still young, but it seems that he is assigned to the Osaka broadcasting station only because of this transfer. Isn’t it a clear transfer of personnel?
Was Secretary General Nikai’s question a disappointment?
However, the reason for Takeda’s departure is also mysterious. When I interviewed the general secretary of the PLD Toshihiro Nikai on “Kuro Gen +” on January 19, he said: “Are the government countermeasures enough? What is needed if there is any further action?” I asked him.
Then the second floor said, “You’re doing your best right now. It’s not something that makes you stingy.”
Shukan Bunshun wrote that this caused Takeda to be disappointed on the second floor and was forced to leave and move.
If we were to dismiss with such a question, we would have to think that NHK is no longer a sontaku in official residence, but is no longer integrated with the side of power.
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