[Hyogo] Governor Saito Motohiko’s family home is a 400m2 mansion． During his “childhood genius” he “appeared on TV as a handsome Tokyo University student” and showed his “refreshing true self” as he cared for underage girls．
*Published on 8/28 (Wed) 7:13 News Post Seven Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito Motohiko is in the middle of a whistle after being exposed with allegations of power harassment. On August 23rd, the special investigative committee, the “100 Articles Committee,” held questioning of witnesses, and also made public the “interim report” of a survey of prefectural employees. In the survey, about 40% of staff members responded that they had “seen or heard” about power harassment by Saito, and calls for the governor to resign are growing. Meanwhile, the governor has yet to comment on his own future, and “unrest is spreading” within the prefectural office, according to a prefectural official. What kind of career has Mr. Saito, who caused such chaos, had? [First of two parts] Saito was born in Suma Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. My grandfather was the president of a chemical shoe manufacturing company that operated in his hometown of Nagata and Suma wards. A local acquaintance who has known Mr. Saito since he was a child explains: “My family’s house was a big one, about 400m2 in size, and my grandfather and his cousins lived there too. Motohiko was called “Mocchan” by those who were close to him, and was said to be the most handsome in the family, and was especially loved by his grandfather. “I was also a cut above my classmates when it came to studying.” Saito had a comfortable childhood, and took the entrance exam for junior high school, passing the entrance exam for a combined junior and senior high school in Ehime Prefecture. After six years of dormitory life and a period of retakes in his hometown, he was accepted into the Faculty of Letters Division 2 at the University of Tokyo. Regarding his university days, Saito wrote on his official website, “I lived a carefree life and rarely attended classes.” On the other hand, it seems that from around this time he was proactive in appearing in public. “Don’t drink alcohol,” she said, gently taking the drink away from him. “On a variety show at the time, Motohiko was featured as a ’handsome Tokyo University student.’ Motohiko also contacted me to say, ’I was on TV,’ which caused quite a stir in my hometown. I think it was when Motohiko was around college age, when there was a local gathering of about 20 people, and a girl friend of Motohiko’s, who wasn’t yet an adult at the time, tried to join the others and drink alcohol. I remember at that time Motohiko gently taking the drink away, saying, “No good.” As far as I know, Motohiko is a kind, earnest, good-natured young man, so I couldn’t imagine him committing power harassment.” (The aforementioned acquaintance) Continued below.
The more privileged a person is, the more likely they are to engage in power harassment. I’m skeptical of the handsome, smart, flawless worker type. Power harassment lowers the motivation of those around you, creates an unhealthy group, and causes people to quit. People like that are an unwanted nuisance and a nuisance.
40% have heard or seen power harassment, isn’t that just a manipulation of impressions? Of those, only about 1% have actually seen it, and the rest have only heard rumors.
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