東山氏にも性加害疑惑、ジャニーズ事務所新社長に就任も批判や疑問の声 - BBCニュース
記者らは、元ジャニーズ Jr.による暴露本の内容について、繰り返し東山氏に質問した。本の内容は、同氏が少年たちの股間を足で刺激した、自分の性器を見せつけた、「僕のソーセージを食え」と発言したなどというもの。それについて東山氏は、「僕が性加害をしたのかということですか？」と聞き返した上で、「僕はしたことはないです」と返答。「事実ではないと思っています」、「ちょっとわかりかねます」とも述べた。 しかしその後、別の記者から「自身のセクハラ、パワハラに関連して」真実を語るよう促されると、「覚えてないことの方が、多くてですね、もしかしたらしてる可能性もあるし、もしかしたらしてないかもしれないし、ただやっぱりもちろん若気の至りがあったり、その時の自分の幼稚さであったりとか、そういうものもあったとは思うんですね。ただ記憶をたどっても、ちょっと覚えていないことも本当に多くて。僕もそうだと思うんですけど多分
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ウクライナ危機がイマイチ分からん人にオススメのBBC謹製「まとめサイト」 | リアリズムと防衛を学ぶ
ロシアが軍事介入を決定したことで、ウクライナ危機は急速に進展しています。が、なにぶん遠方のことですがから、土地勘もないし、イメージしづらいところです。いま問題の焦点は、黒海艦隊の母港があるクリミアの帰趨にありますが、「黒海？ どこだそれは」「クリミア戦争…世界史でやった気もする」という感じな人が多いのではないでしょうか。 こういう国際問題が起きたとき、便利なのはBBCのサイトです。BBCは英国の国営メディアであり、国際的にもCNNかBBCかという具合で、信頼性と配信力の高いメディアです。（英国国内的には「BBCは政治的に偏向してるから駄目だ」という声もけっこうありますが） BBCの素晴らしいところは、国際問題が起こると速攻で「まとめ記事」をアップしてくれるところです。ぜんたい、国際問題というのは「いま、大変なことが起きてます！」というニュース１本読んでも分かりません。「昔こんなことありまし
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