THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 16, 2023 at 15:57 JST
Ayaka Otsu, leader of the Seijika Joshi 48 Party, formerly the NHK Party, speaks at a news conference on March 15 after fellow party member Yoshikazu Higashitani was formally expelled from the Diet. Kenichiro Saito is on her right. (Koichi Ueda)
Tokyo police are pursuing a warrant to arrest former Diet politician Yoshikazu Higashitani on suspicion he violated Japan’s penal code by threatening celebrities in salacious gossip videos he published online under the pseudonym “GaaSyy.” [Read More]
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