Japan’s ‘Traitor Takaichi’ hit with online smear campaign using fake accounts

A coordinated online smear campaign targeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been identified by Japan Nexus Intelligence. The campaign, involving approximately 3,000 social media accounts, began in late January and intensified before the House of Representatives election campaign. The accounts posted malicious content in both English and Japanese, making claims about Takaichi's policies and alleged connections. The Japanese posts contained linguistic anomalies suggesting machine translation and the use of Chinese characters not common in Japan. Analysts noted that many accounts had limited activity, likely to avoid detection. The purpose of the campaign appears to be to damage Takaichi's reputation and influence public opinion.

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