thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan The autumn session of parliament began Friday with a new Lower House speaker following the resignation of Hiroyuki Hosoda — who cited health concerns but was also facing questions over sexual harassment allegations and his ties to the Unification Church. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/20/japan/politics/lower-house-speaker-nukaga-hosoda/?utm_content=buffer6d13f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #diet #lowerhouse #ldp #hiroyukihosoda #fukushironukaga
The autumn session of parliament began Friday with a new Lower House speaker following the resignation of Hiroyuki Hosoda — who cited health concerns but was also facing questions over sexual harassment allegations and his ties to the Unification Church. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/20/japan/politics/lower-house-speaker-nukaga-hosoda/?utm_content=buffer6d13f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #diet #lowerhouse #ldp #hiroyukihosoda #fukushironukaga
thejapantimes, 7 months ago to Japan The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is in the final stage of talks to recommend former Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga, 79, as speaker of the House of Representatives, according to senior party officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/politics/nukaga-lower-house-speaker/?utm_content=buffer02bdb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fukushironukaga #hiroyukihosoda #diet #lowerhouse
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is in the final stage of talks to recommend former Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga, 79, as speaker of the House of Representatives, according to senior party officials. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/13/japan/politics/nukaga-lower-house-speaker/?utm_content=buffer02bdb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #fukushironukaga #hiroyukihosoda #diet #lowerhouse