高市首相「中傷動画を作成・依頼したことはございません」　予算委で改めて否定（2026年7月17日）

On the 17th, during a focused deliberation session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee, Constitutional Democratic Party member Masayo Tanabe requested the committee chairman to hold a focused deliberation session on the issue of the defamatory video on social media targeting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. She cited this as a "democratic issue concerning the fairness of elections and public trust in politics," and noted that the summoning of the Prime Minister's chief secretary as a witness was not permitted. Tanabe explained that in previous questioning, the Prime Minister had stated, "I would be troubled if a problem arose because I am acting as a messenger," and that she had requested the Prime Minister's chief secretary be summoned as a witness to confirm the facts, but this was not realized. Prime Minister Takaichi reiterated her denial, stating, "Neither I nor my office created any defamatory videos, much less commissioned any third party to create any." She added that she had not slandered other candidates and explained that the person alleged to have created the video also clearly stated that they were "not asked to do so." Playlist:    • 国会中継   Diet What is the difference between a policy speech and a statement of intent speech? : https://yahoo.jp/DZJZcp Diet What is a Diet session? : https://yahoo.jp/BkoHyk Diet What is the difference between a "regular Diet session," an "extraordinary Diet session," and a "special Diet session"? : https://yahoo.jp/8xnAfv ■Subscribe to the channel: https://yahoo.jp/zaoidV ■THE PAGE article list: https://yahoo.jp/A5sxYP ■Yahoo! News Original: https://yahoo.jp/7a5omo #thepage_jp #Diet #House of Councillors