Charlie Kirk speaks at Sancito event a few days before filming

This week’s news roundup is politically dominated. We begin with the death of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was murdered for several days at the Sanseito event in Tokyo. Shigeru Ishiba announced that he will serve as Prime Minister of Japan. ITO Mayor Maki Takubo dissolved the entire city council after receiving a motion without confidence. Hideo Kojima won a seat in the town council in Gifu County, despite being forced to resign last year after a committee of inquiry confirmed that he had sexually harassed or verbally abused him at least 99 times.

Charlie Kirk spreads his anti-immigration message a few days before his death

Conservative activist and U.S. co-founder Charlie Kirk died Wednesday after being shot dead at the outdoor “Prove Me I’m Wrong” debate at Utah River Valley University. President Donald Trump’s staunch ally Kirk is debating with a student about a mass shooting involved in the killing of a transgender person. The 31-year-old spoke at a workshop in Tokyo three days before the shooting. He was invited by Sancito, a right-wing populist party. The Americans also visited South Korea as part of an Asian tour to spread his message about anti-globalism and immigration.

“I’m really happy to see this kind of political movement in Japan fighting the same things we believe,” he said. CNN. He added: “Even my biggest critics agree that if you put 30 million Pakistanis in Japan, Japan is no longer Japan. That’s not xenophobia. It’s common sense.” On Thursday, Trump announced that it would award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The search for his killer is in progress. The FBI released a photo of an interested person.

Ishiba was elected as Prime Minister, October 1, 2024

Shigeru Ishiba serves as Prime Minister

On Sunday, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced that tariff negotiations with the United States had been completed and he would resign. The 68-year-old said in a press conference that he had notified the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for an emergency leadership competition. At the same time, he will continue to hold duties until his successor is elected. Ispibon’s resignation comes after two disastrous election results. The Liberal Democratic Party and its junior joint party Komeito lost a majority in the House of Commons vote in October last year. Then, they encountered the same fate in the House of Lords election in July.

The party was scheduled to decide on Monday whether to hold an early presidential election (which will not expire until 2027), and if approved, it is a virtual motion of distrust against Ishiba. Finally, he made a decision for them. The day before the announcement, Ibon met with Minister of Agriculture Shinjiro Koizumi and former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at his official residence. It is believed that the two suggested that he resign before the vote on Monday to prevent a split within the party. It is reported that in 2021, Koizumi also encouraged Suga to step down.

Successful Isbon Competition

Ishiba’s Resignation announcement Sunday will be the stage for the third ruling party leadership competition in five years. Voting to open to national diet and ranking members is expected to be held nationwide on October 4. The first to name him as the latest number of issuers in the latest leadership election is Toshimitsu Motegi. “Our party is in its biggest crisis since its inception.” explain Monday Motegi. “We must form a unified front and create a new natural party as soon as possible.”

On Thursday, former Economic and Security Minister Takayuki Kobayashi said he would run for the election. he Tell The reporter was confident that he received the support he needed to run during the competition by 20 freelance consultants. Sanae Takaichi, who also served as Minister of Economic Security, was an early favorite of Success Ishiba. She has not officially announced the candidacy yet, but sources close to her told Kyodo News that she decided to run again. Koizumi and Yoshimasa Hayashi, chief secretary of the cabinet, are also considering pushing his name toward it.

ITO mayor disbands the entire council after accepting a motion of no confidence

On Wednesday morning, Ito Prefecture Mayor Maki Takubo announced that she had disbanded the entire city council after they approved a motion for no confidence against her. The resolution passed a special committee of inquiry on September 1 to conclude that Tagubo had forged her academic certificate. it statement She has become a “national symbol of negative reputation” and she “casts a dark shadow on Ito’s main tourism industry”. Still, she remained in power until the city council election, which will take place within 40 days of disbandment.

If the second motion is passed at a post-election city council meeting, more than two-thirds of the members are present, and in favor of the majority, the elected takubo in May will lose his position. She also faces potential criminal charges. The General Assembly voted to file charges against her because she refused to appear before the Special Inquiry Commission, failed to submit records, refused to testify and made false testimony, and therefore refused to appear before the Special Inquiry Commission to file charges against her. The complaint has been submitted to the ITO Police Department.

Former Mayor of Ginan Town Hideo Kojima | Photo: Ginan Town

Anger as former mayor of GIFU, 99 harassment claims won a council seat

The results held by the Ginan Town Council in GIFU County on Sunday announced a highly controversial result. A total of 10 candidates won seats. That includes Hideo Kojima, the town’s former mayor, who was forced to resign last year but ranked second in the vote after a committee of inquiry confirmed that he had sexually harassed or verbal abuse against him at least 99 times. He was accused of touching his colleague’s breasts and hips. Kojima also asked employees to touch his legs, make inappropriate remarks, and put pressure on some women to lift their skirts, according to the report.

“It is the will of the people, reflecting their awareness of my efforts,” he explain Arrive on Mondays from the local TV network. Then, when asked about sexual harassment, he declined to comment. “There is no discussion on this,” Kojima said. “If you want to talk about it, the interview is over.” No wonder netizens were shocked by the election results. “In a normal company, this is unimaginable.” Posted An X user. “Frankly, it’s like a person fired for misconduct.” Others Write“The voting residents are not in their minds.”

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Oda and Kamiji win our open wheelchair singles championship

Japanese wheelchair tennis players won the men’s and women’s singles championship last weekend at the U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows. On Saturday, teenage star Tokito Oda defeated Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the men’s final. Victory means he is the youngest player to complete a professional Golden Slam, which includes all four majors and Paralympics. Before the final, Oda and Fernandez competed in the men’s doubles. The unseeded pair beat Britain’s first seeds Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid in the final 6-2 1-6 (10-6).

Yui Kamiji comes from behind in the women’s wheelchair singles final China’s Li Xiaohui 0-6 6-1 6-3. The victory won the third Grand Slam singles title this year, finishing 11th in total. She won in Australia and France but her calendar g chanceRand Slam ended with Wang Ziying in the Wimbledon final. It was a single major that still disturbed her. She also lost to the Netherlands’ Diese de Groot in the 2022 Wimbledon final. In doubles, Kamiji won 22 Grand Slam titles. Last year, she also won two Paralympic Games in Paris.

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