22 Facts About Takashi Tachibana

Takashi Tachibana is a Japanese social activist, journalist, accountant and politician who is the founder and former leader of the NHK Party.

Takashi Tachibana automatically forfeited his seat on 10 October when he officially became a candidate in the October 2019 by-election to the House of Councillors for a majoritarian seat in Saitama.

Takashi Tachibana was an accountant, program producer and executive assistant of Katsuji Ebisawa, the chairman of NHK from 1997 through 2005.

Takashi Tachibana leaked information about NHK's accounting scandals to the Shukan Bunshun in 2005, which forced him to retire.

Takashi Tachibana founded an internet watchdog TV show concentrating on NHK in 2011.

Takashi Tachibana worked briefly in Osaka for the once-Democratic Party representative Hiroyuki Moriyama, before becoming a brief supporter of the Your Party.

Takashi Tachibana then founded the NHK Receipt Fee Nonpayment Party on the 17th of June in 2013.

Takashi Tachibana later changed its name to "The Party to Protect the People from NHK" and became its representative.

Takashi Tachibana lost both, but managed to win a seat on the Funabashi City Council in 2015.

Takashi Tachibana supports scrambled broadcasting of NHK, such that only viewers who want to watch NHK need to pay the broadcast fees.

Takashi Tachibana was elected as a member of Japan's House of Councillors at the election for the House of Councillors at 2019.

Takashi Tachibana named the party after entrepreneur Takafumi Horie and uses Horie's likeliness in campaign ads.

Takashi Tachibana then used the Horiemon New Party as a platform to run for the 2020 Tokyo gubernatorial election.

Takashi Tachibana spent over 9 million yen on candidates for the party, and, as a result, ran three candidates for the office, himself included.

In March 2023, Takashi Tachibana resigned as leader of the NHK Party.

Takashi Tachibana stated this was over the controversy caused by the former House of Councilors member GaaSyy, who was expelled from the House of Councilors following his failure to report to the diet and give a formal apology due to his repeated absences.

On 14 March 2025, Takashi Tachibana was attacked by a man with an axe during a political rally in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo, he was seen pressing his hand against his ear as it was bleeding.

Takashi Tachibana published a video about Shingo Watanabe, a member of Settsu city assembly.

Watanabe then criticized Takashi Tachibana who insisted that the case was without foundation, stated that there was a problem in the law mind spirit, and refused to pay the 300,000 yen fee.

In September 2019, Takashi Tachibana was reported by Asahi Shimbun to have appeared in a video where he appeared to justify the use of genocide as a solution for overpopulation.

In September 2019, Takashi Tachibana recorded video footage of a business mobile terminal displaying the personal information of NHK subscribers.

Takashi Tachibana was tried and convicted of forcible obstruction of business.