Takashi Tachibana, leader of the NHK Party, has been indicted by the Kobe District Public Prosecutors Office for allegedly defaming a former Hyogo prefectural assembly member who apparently committed suicide. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/crime-legal/tachibana-indictment-defamation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #takashitachibana #motohikosaito #hyogo #japanesepolice #suicide #nhkparty

Police have referred Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito to prosecutors on suspicion of vote-buying in the prefecture's gubernatorial election last November. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/20/japan/politics/hyogo-governor-vote-buying-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #motohikosaito #hyogo

A criminal complaint has been filed against Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito and two others over the leak of private information relating to a whistleblower in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/10/japan/politics/hyogo-governor-criminal-complaint/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hyogo #motohikosaito #powerharassment #whistleblowers #localgovernment

The Hyogo prefectural government will cut Gov. Motohiko Saito's salary in half from July to September over his role in the leaking of the personal information of a whistleblower. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/03/japan/politics/hyogo-governor-pay-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #motohikosaito #hyogo #powerharassment

The personal information of a whistleblower in Hyogo Prefecture was likely leaked under the instructions of Gov. Motohiko Saito and former Vice Gov. Yasutaka Katayama, according to an independent report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/27/japan/politics/hyogo-leak-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #motohikosaito #hyogo #powerharassment #whistleblowers #localgovernment

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito apologized to prefectural government workers on Wednesday after a third-party panel last week found his prefecture's actions in violation of the whistleblower protection law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/26/japan/politics/hyogo-governor-harassment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hyogo #motohikosaito #powerharassment

Political figure Takashi Tachibana has drawn criticism for his controversial campaign activities in Sunday's gubernatorial election in Chiba Prefecture, in which he ran as a candidate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/politics/tachibana-criticism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takashitachibana #chiba #nhkparty #financeministry #motohikosaito

The Hyogo arm of Nippon Ishin no Kai says it will expel prefectural assembly member Minoru Kishiguchi for inappropriately providing information to Takashi Tachibana, head of a political group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/politics/ishin-hyogo-expulsion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #minorukishiguchi #makotomasuyama #motohikosaito #takashitachibana #hyogo #nipponishinnokai #powerharassment

A Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member from Nippon Ishin no Kai has offered to leave the party for questionable acts data related to a probe of Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/23/japan/politics/hyogo-politian-quits-ishin-over-data/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #hyogo #motohikosaito #takashitachibana #nhkparty #localgovernment

Two Hyogo Prefectural Assembly members from the Nippon Ishin no Kai have resigned from a panel investigating alleged harassment by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito after leaking information from the probe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/politics/ishin-hyogo-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #hyogo #takashitachibana #motohikosaito #powerharassment