[Breaking News] N-Party's Tachibana Indicted for Defamation — Where Does Justice Lie?

Today, Takashi Tachibana was indicted for defamation.
It cannot be denied that Mr. Tachibana used excessive language.
However, separate from that fact, this incident has once again
left me with a strong sense of unease.

That is the discrepancy between the structure of Japan's criminal justice system, known as 'hostage justice', and the tone of media coverage.

The issue of hostage justice, where detention is often prolonged if one denies charges or remains silent, and the media's tendency to suddenly become harsh or, conversely, strangely quiet depending on the target. I have serious doubts about this disparity in treatment once again.

Justice should fundamentally mean that the same standards are applied to everyone. However, we have seen many times that this is not the case in reality.

I hope that Mr. Tachibana's indictment this time
will serve as an opportunity to discuss judicial fairness, media balance, and the structural discrepancies within Japanese society.

Where does justice lie?
Now is the time for society as a whole to think about this calmly,
that is what I strongly feel these days.