Overview
- The Tokyo District Court issued the March 19 ruling under Presiding Judge Takuro Nakano.
- Singer Junka Miyoshi, the partner of the late The Drifters member Koji Nakamoto, brought the suit over Weekly Shinchō coverage.
- Articles published from October 2022 to May 2023 described her as a “monster wife” and discussed alleged handling of a posthumous naming fee.
- The court found much of the reporting was true or based on reasonable grounds yet concluded the epithet targeted her character and constituted defamation.
- Miyoshi sought ¥22 million in damages, the court awarded ¥1.1 million, and Weekly Shinchō said it is considering an appeal.