A reporter’s remark saying “I’ll bring down her approval rating” was recorded on the live footage right before President Takaichi’s press conference.

Phrases such as “I’ll bring down her approval rating” and “A photo that lowers her approval rating” became trending topics online on the 8th.

This followed an incident on the 7th, after a coalition meeting with the Komeito party, when Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi was scheduled to speak to the press at party headquarters. During a live broadcast showing the area where reporters and photographers were waiting, a man’s voice was heard saying, “I’ll bring down her approval rating” and “We’ll only release photos that make her approval rating drop.”