The Media’s Treatment of Comedians: Why Honorifics Are Used for Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Gambling Case
Inquiry from the Readers
I heard that a comedian from Yoshimoto Kogyo was sent to prosecutors for gambling at an illegal casino. Shouldn’t that person be referred to as a “suspect” at the point of being sent to prosecutors? Particularly regarding Yoshimoto Dai from Daitaku, I find it concerning that the media is using honorifics when reporting on him. Normally,