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On December 30, 2022, Kazutaka Nomura Patterson, an Asahikawa city council member who belongs to the Constitutional Democratic Party, apologized on Twitter for posting about Sanae Takaichi, Minister of State for Economic Security, and announced that he would quit the match.
On the 28th, Mr. Nomura tweeted, “#Mr. Sanae Takainu to become funeral minister.”
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From Twitter (@nadcjp) by Asahikawa city councilor Kazutaka Nomura Patterson
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Post deleted.From Twitter (@nadcjp) by Asahikawa city councilor Kazutaka Nomura Patterson
“I will tweet today as if nothing happened.”
On the 28th, Mr. Nomura posted “# Sanae Takainu to the funeral minister” and was criticized for being an “insult”. On the 29th, Mr. Nomura repeated posts like “(something started again)” and “(if you think about which keyword to activate)”.
On the same day, he wrote “Important News” and said, “Thank you so much to everyone who has read my tweets to date, everyone who has replied and RTed. The time I have spent with you on Twitter is the my darling. I’ll be tweeting like nothing happened today, so please take care of me #I have no special announcements.”
General users have expressed concern, saying things like, “I was so surprised when I thought you were going to disappear from Twitter.” It was a deceptive tweet.
However, in the evening of the same day, he apologized as follows. The tweet in question has been deleted.
“I sincerely apologize to everyone who was offended by this inappropriate hashtag. This is a miscommunication, so please don’t think badly of the people and the Asahikawa area.”
I also sent a mention to Mr. Takaichi, saying, “To Mr. Takaichi, I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused by posting inappropriate hashtags. I sincerely apologize. I sincerely apologize to all of you. I am truly sorry.”
“Bad joke” “It could be considered the same level of discrimination of the politicians I was criticizing.”
On the 30th, Mr. Nomura said: “I have decided to leave the Constitutional Democratic Party. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you and to all my supporters.
He attached two documents explaining the circumstances that led to his withdrawal from the party. Mr. Nomura said, “I have been trying to make recommendations for the future of my hometown of Asahikawa, Hokkaido.”
“I, who had lived a life away from feelings of anger, felt anger from the bottom of my heart towards Japan’s structural and political problems, and I badly wanted to change this situation. You made my behavior extreme.”
He explains why he tweeted in question:
“As a result, even though it was a bad joke tweet, I sent a message that could be considered the same level of discrimination as the politicians I was criticizing, and I received a lot of criticism.”
Nomura said, “I can no longer cause trouble for the party and those who have supported me,” and said he had applied to leave the party and received approval.
Regarding Mr. Nomura’s apology and announcing his withdrawal from the party, he used expressions such as “bad joke” and “on the same level as the politicians I have criticized.” Reflection? Apologies? It’s not accompanied by substance,” “You still don’t think it’s your fault even at this stage.” “You haven’t apologized for the insult itself?” the voices follow one after another.
