The Role of Citizen Journalism and Alternative Media in Legal and Political Equality – A Case from Japan
by Jason Morgan & Kenji Yoshida
…In early April, 2025, we had the chance to observe these powerful principles in action, at least secondhand. We interviewed Hamada Satoshi, a member of the political party NHK Kara Kokumin o Mamoru To, at his office in the House of Councilors’ building in downtown Tokyo. NHK Kara Kokumin o Mamoru To, the Party to Protect the People from NHK, is an outlier political party in Japan which advocates for free speech, and against what they see as the malign influence of Japan’s major public broadcaster, NHK.
Sure seems like some chicanery took place! This passage ...."concocted a highly questionable document in advance of his scheme," .... gets to the heart of the trickery.