Overview
- The Prime Minister's Office issued a public alert on January 6 on its website and on X after confirming the deceptive videos.
- The clips repurpose what appears to be Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara's press conference footage.
- The government says the videos promote investments in non-existent projects and direct users to fraudulent sites.
- The advisory cautions that accessing the linked sites could result in investment losses or theft of personal information.
- The Cabinet Secretariat's Public Relations Office provided contact details for inquiries, and regional media reported the warning with no perpetrators identified or takedowns announced.