noun
person's own account; direct statement from the person
Used when quoting or summarizing what someone said about themselves or their own experience, often in news or interviews.
本人談によると、事件当時は自宅にいたそうだ。
According to the person's own account, they were at home at the time of the incident.
この記事は本人談を基に構成されている。
This article is based on the person's own words.
談話 is a general talk or statement; 本人談 emphasizes that the statement comes directly from the person involved.
Compound of 本人 (the person themselves) and 談 (talk, account).