On the 16th, model Mira Hasegawa appeared live on Fuji TV's "Mezamashi 8," where she serves as a commentator. She criticized the behavior of Akie Abe, the wife of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who had traveled to the United States the day before and had dinner with President-elect Trump and his wife.

The program featured Akie Abe's dinner party. Former Osaka Governor Toru Hashimoto said, "The government is half-sulking, or rather, they've lost face," and expressed his opinion, "It's valuable information. The contents of Akie's conversation with Trump... (the government) should ask Akie even if it means bowing down. It's such valuable information." He explained that the government has not responded, "(Akie Abe) is a private citizen, so there's no need to tell the government every single thing."

Hasegawa responded, "Huh?" and said, "Looking at her title, she may be a civilian, but she is the wife of someone who even had a state funeral, so she is classified as a civilian and is saying, 'There's no way she would say that to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.' She should have just said something." She continued, "If such valuable information is going to come out, I think she should have thought a little more about Japan and said, 'I'm going,' but when she says it's private, I think, 'Hmm?' Ishiba-san hasn't met him, has he?" She criticized Mrs. Akie's actions.

In response, Hashimoto pointed out the inconsistency with her usual words and actions, saying, "Even if they are a married couple, the husband and wife are still different people... You are emphasizing here that she is Mr. Abe's wife, but you always say that a married couple have different personalities." Hasegawa responded in a fluster, "No, no, wait a minute. Wait a minute, that's not what I'm saying here!"

Furthermore, in response to Hashimoto's comment, "Since Akie is a different person, isn't it fine for her to be just a private citizen?", Hasegawa countered, "That's true if you cut it out, but I think there are many people who are wondering, what's the point of going without telling the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when Trump hasn't even met Ishiba yet?" She made a gesture to criticize the cut-out, saying, "This kind of thing makes me feel a bit embarrassed, so..."