At the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee, which is debating amendments to the Civil Code that would allow the option of joint custody after divorce, Liberal Democratic Party Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Justice Hideyuki Nakano repeatedly fell asleep or left his seat to smoke.5 Yes, I understand. Manabu Terada of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who is a member of the Judiciary Committee, pursued the matter at a committee meeting on the 5th, and Nakano apologized.
◆It was a discussion about joint custody…”I will be careful in the future”
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Justice Hideyuki Nakano attended the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee on the 5th (Photo by Kazunari Chiba)
Terada pointed out that during the Judiciary Committee meeting on the 3rd, members of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party were absent from their seats for a long time. Regarding Mr. Nakano, he criticized him, saying, “Despite being in the position of submitting a bill, he was sleeping all the time.He went out to smoke many times,” and added, “What kind of awareness does he have?” . Nakano bowed his head and said, “I will face my duties with a sense of nervousness.I am very sorry.”
Terada’s discussion on the 3rd was a question-and-answer session with university professors, lawyers, and victims of domestic violence (DV) invited. Victims of domestic violence in attendance covered their faces with stalks to prevent their assailants from revealing their identities, and tearfully described the situation.
In an interview with this newspaper, Nakano admitted that it was true that he fell asleep during committee meetings and left his seat multiple times to smoke, and said, “I will be careful in the future.”
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Justice Hideyuki Nakano leaves his seat after the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee takes a break (Photo by Kazunari Chiba)
Mr. Nakano was elected once to the Saitama 7th Ward of the House of Representatives. He has been serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Justice since September last year. In December of last year, the office of the Nikai faction he belonged to at the time was raided by the special investigation department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office in connection with the slush fund scandal, and he resigned from the group. (Yoshito Miwa)
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2024-04-05 11:26:28
