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Yes, as expected, the best the government can come up with is to urge Fuji TV to clean up its act. The government is always urging for this and that but the underlining issues of cronyism, conflict of interest, graft, kickbacks and other forms of corruption are never addressed and a proper, transparent investigation never takes place.

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What would you have done?

toraToday  08:17 am JST

Yes, as expected, the best the government can come up with is to urge Fuji TV to clean up its act. The government is always urging for this and that but the underlining issues of cronyism, conflict of interest, graft, kickbacks and other forms of corruption are never addressed and a proper, transparent investigation never takes place.

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Nakai and his fiendish Fuji TV cohorts knew exactly what they were doing luring and entraping that young lady for Nakai's evil intent behind closed doors. It should have been a police matter from day one.

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Governments can't teach ETHICS, it's in the DNA of an organization so you either have or you don't.

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The suspicion here is the Fuji TV merely regrets the payoff story being leaked, not them enabling the assault in the first place. Its idea of cleaning up its act will be stopping leaks, not abuse of staff.

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Trust is not gained, it’s earned. Good luck doing that, Fuji. I see a lot of people are grateful to the BBC for their role in covering this story.

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Grubby conduct by all....except the woman victim.....women get a shabby deal in many areas of Japanese life and employment .

Women used to carry a hat pin in the old days.

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Not exactly their jurisdiction as it is a morals issue, not broadcast law. But message received .

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The Japanese government on Friday called on Fuji Television Network Inc to regain trust from viewers and sponsors following a sexual misconduct scandal involving popular TV host Masahiro Nakai and the Tokyo broadcaster's subsequent handling of the case.

Really doing that would involve firing everyone who was involved or aware of what was going on, and that undoubtedly includes people right at the top who are in no hurry to be unemployed.

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Commit crime(s) or rape, child molestation aka. Johnny's etc.

Industry and/or media, station turns a blind eye to it (until caught and exposed).

Temporarily kick the talent or agency out.

Urge for attempt at regaining public's trust.

Bring back talent agency and sometimes perpetrator (after a period of time)

Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.

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Major issues being avoided in the reporting are 1) whether the woman was a Fuji Television employee, 2) whether a senior executive was responsible for ordering the two-person date with Nakai and 3) whether the company pressured her regarding her contribution during the date. I.E. This might be Johnnys all over again.

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There are clear detailed J procedures for victims of rape sexual assault.....

As an example, to indicate due process.....

Japan: information for victims of rape and sexual assault

Updated 9 January 2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-for-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-assault-in-japan/japan-information-for-victims-of-rape-and-sexual-assault

If any visitor to Japan were to be a victim to such an assault, The UK foreign office has created a defined process for reporting such incidents.

Now, such diligence is totally undermined, irrelevant even, if such justice is totally undermined, when a means exists, or is deployed, for actions available, for the highest bidder, in the case a well known "famous" celebrity conspiring with a corporate TV broadcaster, Fuji TV are able to clandestinely circumvent the entire criminal legal system purchasing a "victims" silence.

The authorities courts prosecutors police must now compel alleged perpetrators, victim witnesses to provide testimony evidence under oath to the allegation of a serious sexual assault without further delay

The Japanese government, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiichiro Murakami must "own" this frankly preposterous act of contempt for justice, when such alleged criminality take place so the relevant police authorities can carry out investigation unhindered without interference.

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Priority 1: Restore trust in the Dentsu - broadcast media - Jiminyo merry-go-round.

Much lower priority: Stop enabling Dentsu sponsored talento to get their jollies through coercion.

Carry on. Bow, apologise and carry on.

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This TV channel is pro-LDP since especially last 13 years, chairman has autocratically forced and realized appearance of, his friend, LDP PM to talk show, their news show never criticize LDP regime, and had employeed relatives of LDP politicians one after another.

whatever LDP government urge to this channel, It's just superficial pretence toward public.

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