Is TV Asahi suppressing democracy?
Yoshiro Nakamatsu, AKA “Dr. Nakamats,” seems to think so:
Dr. NakaMats, an inventor who is running in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, has filed a complaint with police against TV Asahi for election law violations after the broadcaster failed to invite him to a debate among candidates.
TV Asahi’s “Sunday Project” aired the debate on April 1. Four well-known candidates in the Tokyo election — former Adachi-ku Mayor Manzo Yoshida, incumbent Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, former Miyagi Gov. Shiro Asano, and architect Kisho Kurokawa — were invited to the program.
TV Asahi didn’t ask Dr. NakaMats to appear. The inventor claims that the broadcaster’s failure to invite him violated the Public Offices Election Law that says that broadcasters must not air distorted facts by abusing their freedom of the press.
TV Asahi has denied Nakamatsu’s claims, stating that they invited the candidates based on “their career, opinion polls and our news coverage.” But what of Nakamatsu’s illustrious career?
