Nittele’s Distrust of Kokubu’s “Human Rights Relief Petition
It seems that former TOKIO member Taichi Kokubun (51) could not remain silent about his plight. Former TOKIO member Masahiro Matsuoka (48) was interviewed by Shukan Bunshun and Shukan Shincho, both of which went on sale on November 4, and spoke out vehemently about Kokubu’s series of compliance violation issues and his feelings toward NTV. [Photo] “In a place like this…?”Masahiro Matsuoka & Taichi Kokubun What was discussed at a 2.5-hour bar meeting in Nishiazabu Kokubun was interviewed this June on NTV’s regular program “The! Iron! DASH! DASH!”, a regular program on Nittele, was found to be in breach of compliance with the staff, leading to the program’s cancellation and TOKIO’s dissolution. Six months later, on November 26, Kokubu held a press conference in Tokyo accompanied by a representative. While apologizing to the victims, he claimed that he was stuck in a situation where he had not received any explanation from Nittele about his conduct that fell under the category of a compliance violation. He then called out a total of 12 times, “I want to answer the question. He testified that the hearing with Nittele’s compliant staff was a form of “trickery” in which he was summoned for a different matter, and that he was prohibited from recording the meeting to protect himself. In response, Nittele President Hiroyuki Fukuda said at a regular press conference on December 1, “I have an idea of what I did,” and “I have repeatedly expressed my remorse,” etc., at the press conference. I don’t need to answer your questions. This website spoke with a sports newspaper reporter who attended the press conference. The negotiations were completely rejected. Nittele is distrustful of the fact that Mr. Kokubu filed a petition for human rights relief without prior notice. Human rights are the most important consideration for television. We are angry that we gave the impression that we were trampling on it. The argument between the two parties will probably continue to run parallel in the future. In an interview with Bunshun and Shincho, he expressed his impressions of Kokubun’s press conference and questioned Nittele’s refusal to give an explanation regarding the compliance violation. I will spare you the details, but Matsuoka’s argument was that he is a member of TOKIO as well. He has appeared on “Tetsuwan DASH” at Nittele for 30 years. However, Nittele has never offered an explanation for Kokubu’s case, and President Fukuda requested at the press conference that Matsuoka and Jojima continue to appear on the program.