YouTuber-turned-lawmaker GaaSyy was elected final July however did not attend a single session.
Yoshikazu Higashitani, recognized by his on-line pseudonym GaaSyy, has turn out to be the primary MP expelled by Japan’s parliament in additional than 70 years, after he failed to point out up for work.
The parliament has expelled solely two folks since 1950, however that is the primary time an MP has been expelled attributable to persistent absence.
Higashitani is considered one of two members elected from the Seijika Joshi 48, or “Politician Ladies 48” opposition celebration, previously often called the NHK Celebration.
The one-issue celebration campaigns for modifications to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK.
Since being elected in July 2022, Higashitani has did not attend a single session.
Nicknamed “No-show MP”, he's a former businessman and YouTuber, well-known for his movie star gossip movies.
He has remained in Dubai, claiming he's susceptible to arrest if he returns to Japan.
He reportedly faces questioning over alleged defamation of some Japanese celebrities associated to his YouTube movies.
Final week, parliament requested Higashitani to ship an in-person apology within the Tokyo chamber, in his last likelihood at redemption.
As an alternative, he introduced on his YouTube channel that he was going to Turkey and that he deliberate to donate his wage to Turkish earthquake aid.
Hamada Satoshi, the opposite member of his celebration, argued that it was unlawful to expel Higashitani due to his absence from the periods.
Higashitani shall be changed in the home by one other member of the celebration.
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