China News Service, August 22. Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae frequently posted long posts on the social media platform X to defend herself from the doubts she faced. On the 21st, she quoted in a post "The Analects of Confucius" that "the people cannot stand without trust", emphasized the importance of gaining the trust of the people, and tried to "clarify" issues such as the so-called "smear video" produced by her team.
However, these posts did not quell doubts, but instead triggered criticism from Japanese netizens. Some accused her of "distorting facts" and others thought she was "wasting time."
Data map: Takaichi Sanae
Quoting "The Analects of Confucius" "Ask for support"
High market comes under criticism and doubts
On the 21st, Gao Shi posted a post on social media to defend herself, saying that she was mentally prepared to receive a "certain degree" of criticism, "but 'there is no establishment without the trust of the people' (quoted from "The Analects"). Without the trust of the people, the regime cannot gain a foothold."
Takaichi said that if she cannot gain the trust of Japanese people as prime minister now, it may hinder the implementation of policies in the future, so she wanted to "clarify" through the post about her team's production of smear videos and other issues.
In response, Japanese netizens raised questions in the comment area. Some netizens said, "Gao Shi's explanation is completely insincere. He only states the parts that are beneficial to him and distorts the facts." Some netizens criticized that Gao Shi "has not submitted any documentary evidence so far. He always talks rhetorically but cannot provide any evidence."
Image source: Screenshot of comments from Japanese netizens
Some netizens sarcastically said that instead of wasting time on social media, it would be better to directly hold a press conference to explain the situation.
Image source: Screenshot of comments from Japanese netizens
Some netizens severely condemned: "If you (Gao Shi) want to become an Internet celebrity, please pay for it at your own expense and do not use taxpayers' money. Now let's change a government that dares to say no to the United States!" The netizen also added the label "Gao Shi step down" in the post.
Image source: Screenshot of comments from Japanese netizens
Posted long articles but was ridiculed
The high market is accused of falling into anxiety
In fact, before publishing the long article on the 21st, Takaichi Sanae had posted on social media many times to promote her "work results" or refute public opinion's doubts about her economic and other policies.
According to statistics from Kansai TV, Sanae Takaichi has been active on social media recently and has posted posts continuously. Between August 1st and 18th alone, she posted 47 posts on the X platform, and they are generally long in length, and many of them are more than a thousand words long.
However, Gaoshi's posts have repeatedly raised questions from the outside world. Some Japanese media quoted Japanese political analysts as criticizing that Takaichi's release of information through social media is just a unilateral and continuous output of his own opinions, and cannot be regarded as fulfilling his responsibility as prime minister to explain.
Japanese political commentator Kazuhiro Aoyama linked Takaashi's intensive posting to the decline in his approval rating. He said that Gao City's support rate has continued to decline recently, and one of the reasons is that many Japanese people believe that the Gao City government has failed to effectively respond to rising prices. Although Gao Shi had previously introduced a consumption tax reduction policy, it failed to restore support. "It can be seen that she is anxious about this."
Previously, Japan's Kyodo News reported on the 19th that polls by a number of Japanese media showed that the support rate of the Takashima Cabinet was declining significantly. Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" said on the 18th that a national opinion poll conducted by the organization in July showed that the support rate of the Liberal Democratic Party fell by 4 percentage points from the previous month to 23%. This support rate is the lowest since the city cabinet was established in October 2025.
