Fukuoka mayoral candidate Ayano Sasaki (29), who has declared her candidacy for the Fukuoka mayoral election (announced November 1, vote November 15), posted on X on September 23 saying she would “face the citizens of Fukuoka in good faith, without giving in” to false information and slander online, revealing that she is pursuing legal steps including requests to disclose the identities of anonymous posters. She also said her family had suffered physical harm in an incident and that she has consulted the police about it.
On a 5channel thread, users questioned why no specifics were given about the harm to her family, debated whether to trust social media or established media outlets, and raised doubts about how thin the candidate’s résumé is.
“Not Bowing to Malicious Misinformation” — Fukuoka Mayoral Candidate Ayano Sasaki Vows “Legal Action” Over Malicious Posts – Sankei News –
2026/9/23 22:07
Ayano Sasaki (29), who has declared her candidacy for the Fukuoka mayoral election held upon the expiration of the current term (announced November 1, vote November 15), posted on X (formerly Twitter) on the 23rd about false information and slander circulating online, saying she would “face the citizens of Fukuoka in good faith, without giving in to malicious misinformation and slander.” She revealed that she is preparing legal procedures, including requests to disclose posters’ identity information, over the malicious posts.
Source: sankei.com / Original article here
Forces the corners of their mouth up, but their eyes aren't smiling.
Her eyes look totally wired (slang for a wild, strung-out stare).
Even if she denies it herself, the flood of information creates a vague consensus that it's true anyway — pointing out specifics would just help spread it further.
Really?
That is odd.
Re: #84
I'd like to know the specifics of the physical harm her family supposedly suffered.
Were they assaulted or something?
If so, the police should be investigating the culprit's motive.
Want me to teach you how to read a résumé?
Since you clearly don't know.
We're the low-effort, don't-care type after all.
Same 'make and model,' basically.
If she's on X, you could just ask her directly.
Why not do that?
The older I get, the more I grow to dislike humanity.
I think people like that ultimately just hate themselves.
a bunch of weirdos are crawling out of the woodwork.
Even if he had named one, in a designated city like this, they'd swarm in anyway.
Background and key points of this discussion
A request to disclose sender information is a legal procedure under the Provider Liability Limitation Act, used to identify anonymous posters in order to pursue damages or criminal complaints — a tool increasingly used not just by candidates but by companies and public figures in recent years. On the thread, many voiced doubts about how vague the claim of “harm to family” was, but Sasaki’s camp has not disclosed what kind of harm occurred or when, so the truth can’t be confirmed at this point. The pattern of “distrusting mainstream media while uncritically believing unverified information from social media” is also a recurring theme in election coverage generally, not unique to this case, and it’s easy to conflate two separate threads here — criticism of the candidate’s thin résumé, and concern over the harassment itself. The backdrop is that incumbent Mayor Soichiro Takashima did not name a successor for the Fukuoka mayoral race, leaving a crowded field of candidates even before the official announcement.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (News Speed+) thread “Fukuoka Mayoral Candidate Ayano Sasaki Vows “Legal Action” Over Malicious Posts — Consulted Police After Family Allegedly Harmed.”
