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On the 18th, the "100 Articles Committee" was held to investigate the power harassment allegations against former Governor Saito. At the committee meeting on the 18th, it was decided to request the attendance of former Governor Saito on November 25th to question him about various allegations, including power harassment. The committee discussed the content of the questioning of former Governor Saito and the future progress. After the meeting, Chairman Okutani Kenichi of the 100 Articles Committee held a press conference and revealed that there had been a series of slanderous comments against the committee members on social media. (100 Articles Committee, Chairman Okutani Kenichi) "There was especially criticism on social media. Many of the criticisms were based on misunderstandings and assumptions." Some of the slanderous comments even threatened the lives of the committee members and their families. Hideaki Takeuchi, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and a member of the Prefectural Assembly, resigned from his position on the 18th for "personal reasons." According to another committee member, Takeuchi said, "I stepped down to protect my family from online slander." In addition, during the election period, political party leader Tachibana Takashi gave a street speech in front of Okutani's house, and Okutani claimed that Tachibana Takashi told him, "Don't stay holed up, come out of the house," and, "If you threaten me any more, I'll be in trouble if you commit suicide, so I'll stop here." ▼MBS NEWS HP https://www.mbs.jp/news/ ▼The latest news and special features are delivered every day Please subscribe to our channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/MBSnewsCH?s... #Saito Motohiko #Okutani Kenichi #Tachibana Takashi #100-Article Committee #MBS News #Mainichi Broadcasting System