On the 22nd, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi submitted a statement from the secretary involved to the chairman of the House Budget Committee regarding his campaign team's alleged production and dissemination of short videos discrediting opponents. The statement denied the accusations, triggering criticism from opposition parties and public opinion. Secretary Takaichi admitted in his statement that before the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election last fall, he had a short online meeting with the man accused of making videos, but denied that he had asked the other party to produce or post videos that slandered other candidates. Regarding the allegations of sending emails, commissioning the production of slanderous videos, and thanking the producers during the House of Representatives election, Gao Shi's secretary argued in a statement: “I have not found any such records, and I don't remember them happening.” On the same day, Representative Nagatsuma Akira from the “Central China Reform Coalition” once again requested that the secretary involved be summoned to be questioned by the National Assembly at the House Budget Committee meeting. He also requested that the House Budget Committee hold a centralized review on discrediting the video after the National Assembly closes. Since May of this year, Japan's “Weekly Bunshun” magazine has continuously broken the news with emails, audio recordings, etc., revealing that the Takaichi faction used artificial intelligence technology to produce and distribute videos that slander and discredit other candidates during the 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election and this year's House of Representatives election. On June 22, Takaichi faced questioning from opposition parties during his defense in the National Assembly and stated that he would let the secretary submit a statement to the National Assembly “in the near future.” However, this statement was not submitted until a month later, close to the end of the National Assembly, which once again raised questions from the outside world about the delay in dealing with the high market and evading accountability. Takashi Sunosaki, a former Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, said that Takaichi's secretary has now admitted that he had held an online meeting with relevant personnel, which contradicts Takaichi's previous defense in the Diet denying the existence of a relationship between the two parties. Takaichi is suspected of making false arguments. Former member of the House of Representatives Ichiro Ozawa criticized that the statement was full of remarks such as “I don't know,” “I don't remember,” and “there is no record.” The far-fetched arguments further deepened the doubts, and it was necessary to summon the secretary to testify in the Diet. Some Japanese netizens criticized in the relevant news comment section that Takaichi probably originally wanted to delay the Diet session and get through the situation. His practices were both hypocritical and despicable, and he should step down as soon as possible.

On the 22nd, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi submitted a statement from the secretary involved to the chairman of the House Budget Committee regarding his campaign team's alleged production and dissemination of short videos discrediting opponents. The statement denied the accusations, triggering criticism from opposition parties and public opinion. Secretary Takaichi admitted in his statement that before the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election last fall, he had a short online meeting with the man accused of making videos, but denied that he had asked the other party to produce or post videos that slandered other candidates. Regarding the allegations of sending emails, commissioning the production of slanderous videos, and thanking the producers during the House of Representatives election, Gao Shi's secretary argued in a statement: “I have not found any such records, and I don't remember them happening.” On the same day, Representative Nagatsuma Akira from the “Central China Reform Coalition” once again requested that the secretary involved be summoned to be questioned by the National Assembly at the House Budget Committee meeting. He also requested that the House Budget Committee hold a centralized review on discrediting the video after the National Assembly closes. Since May of this year, Japan's “Weekly Bunshun” magazine has continuously broken the news with emails, audio recordings, etc., revealing that the Takaichi faction used artificial intelligence technology to produce and distribute videos that slander and discredit other candidates during the 2025 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election and this year's House of Representatives election. On June 22, Takaichi faced questioning from opposition parties during his defense in the National Assembly and stated that he would let the secretary submit a statement to the National Assembly “in the near future.” However, this statement was not submitted until a month later, close to the end of the National Assembly, which once again raised questions from the outside world about the delay in dealing with the high market and evading accountability. Takashi Sunosaki, a former Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, said that Takaichi's secretary has now admitted that he had held an online meeting with relevant personnel, which contradicts Takaichi's previous defense in the Diet denying the existence of a relationship between the two parties. Takaichi is suspected of making false arguments. Former member of the House of Representatives Ichiro Ozawa criticized that the statement was full of remarks such as “I don't know,” “I don't remember,” and “there is no record.” The far-fetched arguments further deepened the doubts, and it was necessary to summon the secretary to testify in the Diet. Some Japanese netizens criticized in the relevant news comment section that Takaichi probably originally wanted to delay the Diet session and get through the situation. His practices were both hypocritical and despicable, and he should step down as soon as possible.