The author raises strong criticism regarding political remarks related to personnel accompanying the Prime Minister to the Japan–U.S. summit and the way the issue was reported by NHK and other media outlets. The text questions the responsibilities of Diet members and public broadcasting while discussing the relationship between politics and media coverage in Japan.

2019-02-07.
If Liberal Democratic Party members, including Shinjiro Koizumi, have time to effectively act as agents of China or the Korean Peninsula, or to follow the controversies created by the Asahi Shimbun or NHK and ingratiate themselves with such media outlets while making similar demonstrations that could be interpreted as disloyalty to the nation, then instead they should act as follows.
The Prime Minister, who was traveling to the Japan–U.S. summit accompanied by his wife, had with him Mr. Yanase, the number two official of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, who was most familiar with the background of the issue and who was accompanying him for the sake of Japan and the Japanese people, because trade issues were extremely important topics in the meeting.
In this situation, they should submit a motion recommending the resignation of Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who made remarks toward the Prime Minister—who was acting entirely appropriately as the leader protecting Japan and the interests of the Japanese people—that were so extreme that one might say such remarks could only be uttered by someone acting in the interests of foreign powers.
Furthermore, those responsible for producing the 7 p.m. NHK news program—which reported such remarks prominently and then reluctantly covered the Japan–U.S. summit only when the meeting was nearing its conclusion—should be summoned before the Diet as witnesses.
NHK, which effectively functions as Japan’s national broadcaster, employs staff who are in a position similar to public officials, and therefore any acts that could be interpreted as a betrayal of their duty should be examined.
That is precisely the duty and responsibility of members of the Diet.