THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 22, 2023 at 18:43 JST
Rui Matsukawa, center, director of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Women’s Affairs Division, poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris with other LDP members. She deleted the photo, taken during a recent research trip, from her account after a backlash spread on social media. (Captured from social media)
Lawmaker Rui Matsukawa has resigned as the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Women’s Affairs Division after she received backlash for posting “touristy” photos during a recent research trip to Paris. [Read More]
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