日テレ、「セクシー田中さん」で調査開始　外部弁護士も参加

　日本テレビは２６日、定例記者会見を開き、昨年放送のドラマ「セクシー田中さん」の原作者の漫画家、芦原妃名子さんの死去を受け設置した「社内特別調査チーム」が、２３日から調査を始めたと発表した。また、ドラマ化に当たっては、同局の他の原作ドラマと同様に、包括的な原作契約は交わしたものの、制作内容の詳細までは文書で取り決めていなかったことも明らかにした。
　チームを構成する中核メンバーは４人で、外部有識者として早稲田祐美子弁護士と国松崇弁護士が参加。原作代理人の小学館の協力を得ながら、関係者へヒアリングするなどして調査を進める。（2024/02/26-21:49）

Nippon Television Network Corp., or Nippon TV, said Monday that an in-house team began investigations Friday, after the death of the author of manga series "Sexy Tanaka-san," based on which the broadcaster created a TV drama.
   Nippon TV also revealed that it had not concluded a contract with the author side setting the details for turning the manga into the TV series.
   The manga artist, Hinako Ashihara, was found dead in late January. The TV drama series was aired last year.
   The four-member special team includes outside lawyers Yumiko Waseda and Takashi Kunimatsu. With the cooperation of Shogakukan Inc., the publisher of the original manga, the team will conduct hearings with people concerned.
   "We will work on the matter as quickly as possible and announce the results at an appropriate time," Nippon TV President Akira Ishizawa said at a press conference Monday.