The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan named its first “next Cabinet” to confront Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration, but the selection process has generated some bewilderment within the main opposition party.
Seven members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including a former leader, have been confirmed to have had dealings with organizations linked to the Unification Church, bringing the total of the country s largest opposition party to 14, it said after an internal survey.
Six more lawmakers from the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, including its former leader Yukio Edano, had some connection with the Unification Church, an internal party survey found.
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Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori expected to quit Friday over sexist remarks Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Tokyo Organising Committee President Yoshiro Mori speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 28. | POOL / VIA REUTERS
Kyodo, AFP-JIJI, Jiji Feb 11, 2021
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori will resign after making remarks about women that sparked outrage at home and abroad and were widely slammed as sexist, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.
With less than six months before the opening ceremony for the games, Mori is expected to announce his resignation Friday during an extraordinary meeting of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which he chairs.