In a situation where an emergency was declared due to a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), four Japanese ruling party lawmakers decided to resign or withdraw from their offices while wandering around a bar with female receptionists in the middle of the night. Yoshihide Suga, who has risen to the cutting edge of public opinion in response to the Corona 19 insolvency, is expected to be another bad news for the regime.
On the 1st, three LDP lawmakers, including Congressman Jun Matsumoto (center), are holding a press conference. [NHK 방송 화면캡처]
– According to Japanese media such as NHK broadcast on the 1st, the former Liberal Democratic Party’s acting chairman Jun Matsumoto, vice president of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Takashi Otsuka, vice chairman of the National Assembly Countermeasure Committee, attended a late-night club dinner. I took responsibility and quit the party. All three are incumbent members of the House of Representatives.
3 people including Liberal Democratic Party member Matsumoto submitted notification of withdrawal
Late night dinner at 3 restaurants and clubs on the 18th of last month
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Earlier, on the 26th of last month, the Japanese weekly magazine Shukanshincho reported that Congressman Matsumoto visited two clubs in Ginza, Tokyo’s downtown area, until 11pm after dinner on December 18th. did. After the report came out, Rep. Matsumoto said, “I went to the club by myself,” but it was revealed that Tanose and Otsuka were also present. The Japanese government has restricted restaurant and bar business to 8 pm during the emergency. He also advised the public to refrain from going out of the house after 8 pm.
Rep. Matsumoto admitted at an interview on the 1st, “I said I was alone to cover my juniors. I apologize for explaining something different from the truth.”
Apart from these, Kiyohiko Toyama, former secretary of the Gong Myung Party, who appeared to have visited the Ginza Club on the 22nd of last month, also announced his intention to resign from the House of Representatives on the same day. Rep. Toyama decided to drop the council after it was revealed that he spent 110,000 yen (about 1.17 million won) at a cabaret-style club for political funding along with access to the club. Together with the Liberal Democratic Party, the Gongmyeong Party leads the Japanese coalition regime.
![On the evening of the 6th, citizens are passing through the streets of Ginza, Tokyo. [AP=연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/01/3e492429-1645-4eeb-8c1a-df7fe35660d5.jpg?w=900&ssl=1)
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On the evening of the 6th, citizens are passing through the streets of Ginza, Tokyo. [AP=연합뉴스]
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It is rare for multiple incumbent lawmakers to quit at the same time due to unfavorable affairs. The Constitutional Democratic Party, the 1st opposition party, demanded that Suga “apologize directly to the Prime Minister for this occurrence”. Prime Minister Suga will express his regret at a press conference on the 2nd, announcing the one-month extension of the emergency.
Prime Minister Suga’s popularity is plummeting. In a poll released by the Nippon Geizai Shimbun on the 1st, when asked about “a person suitable as the next prime minister,” Prime Minister Suga received 6%, placing it in fifth place.
First place was awarded by Taro Kono, who received 25% support, followed by former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary Shigeru Ishiba in second place, and Shinjiro Koizumi in third place. (13%). Following that, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rose to fourth place with 7%, surpassing Prime Minister Suga.
Tokyo = Correspondent Lee Young-hee [email protected]
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