He insisted that they respond to his right to know.
Mr. Onoda, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Security, was appointed to serve concurrently as the newly created minister in charge of foreign policy and other issues. The host, Seiji Miyane, said, “We’ll have to see how he works from now on,” and commented, “This is one opportunity for young people to take an interest in politics. …… Miwa responded subtly, “Well, I hope it will be one of those triggers,” and then said, “But on the other hand, there are a lot of my friends who say they are blocked (by Onoda) because of X.” (Sports newspaper reporter, same below.) Miwa went on to say, “I’d like to know more about the citizens of Japan,” and then said, “I’d like to know more about the citizens of Japan. ) Mr. Miwa continued, “Citizens’ right to know is also considered one of the freedoms of expression, so I hope that he will be a minister who responds to citizens’ right to know as well. When Mr. Miyane replied, “I don’t understand why you are being blocked,” Mr. Miwa replied, “I don’t understand why you are being blocked. Mr. Miwa replied, “I don’t know. When Miyane asked, “Are there people who say they are blocked? In response to her statement, there was a wave of protests on the Internet: “I don’t think the right to know is inhibited,” “Blocking has nothing to do with the right to know,” “Too far off the mark, Kusa,” “X can be seen even if it is blocked, but you are too ignorant. Even if someone blocks you, as long as the account remains public, you cannot “like” or “repost,” but you can still view the posts. I understand that my friend was offended, but I thought it was a bit exaggerated to say that his right to know was interfered with. Recently, journalist Keiko Hamada and political commentator Shiro Tasaki have been criticized for “blaming Takaichi,” and Miwa’s accusations were also taken as mere “looking for the wrong thing” on social networking sites. Politicians’ comments tend to draw flames, but it seems that commentators’ comments about politicians are also attracting attention.