Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing growing questions in the Diet over her administration's links to an artificial intelligence video-maker who defamed her rivals in the Liberal Democratic Party leadership election of October 2025, Sankei Shimbun reported on June 22. The same day, Takaichi said, "unfortunately, dealing with these allegations has made it impossible to secure time for my duties as prime minister."

The October 2025 LDP leadership election was particularly rivalrous, with ideological disputes between doves and hawks, and personalities clashing following the dissolution of LDP factions.