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LDP lawmaker apologizes for sexist jibe

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A Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker apologized June 23 for shouting a sexist remark at a female colleague from Your Party during a plenary session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.

Akihiro Suzuki, 51, apologized at a news conference at City Hall after the sexist taunting incident June 18, which allegedly involved at least one other male lawmaker.

“I apologize from the bottom of my heart for inflicting heavy heartache and causing trouble to assembly member and fellow lawmaker Ayaka Shiomura,” Suzuki said. (The Japan Times)

自民党都議、性差別的なやじ認め謝罪

東京都議会の本会議で、みんなの党の塩村文夏都議に対し「早く結婚した方がいい」などのやじが飛んだ問題で、自民党の鈴木章浩都議は６月23日、発言を認め、謝罪した。

The Japan Times ST: July 4, 2014