▁M ons uta . ▁ ▁The ▁E ternal ▁Zero ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Hy ak uta ' s ▁novel ▁" The ▁E ternal ▁Zero " ▁was ▁published . ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁best - s eller , ▁with ▁four ▁million ▁copies ▁sold . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁into ▁a ▁popular ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁movie . ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁f amed ▁Studio ▁Gh ibli ▁director ▁Hay ao ▁Mi y az aki ▁as ▁being ▁" a ▁pack ▁of ▁lies " ▁about ▁the ▁war , ▁leading ▁to ▁Hy ak uta ▁spec ulating ▁that ▁Mi y az aki ▁" was n ' t ▁right ▁in ▁the ▁head ". ▁ ▁As ▁N H K ▁governor ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Hy ak uta ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Shin z ō ▁A be ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Japan ' s ▁national ▁broad c aster , ▁N H K , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁This ▁came ▁after ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁led ▁by ▁A be . ▁Hy uk ata ▁had ▁supported ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁to ▁re - ass ume ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁L DP ▁the ▁previous ▁year . ▁The ▁selection ▁of ▁Hy ak uta ▁as ▁an ▁N H K ▁governor ▁caused ▁some ▁criticism , ▁but ▁the ▁di et ▁approved ▁Hy ak uta ' s ▁appointment ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁His ▁historical ▁views ▁den ying ▁the ▁Nan j ing ▁Mass acre ▁spark ed