In June during a speech on issues concerning women by Ayaka Shiomura an unknown member of members of the assembly started yelling abuse at her. Asking all kinds of misogynistic questions. Naturally the Liberal Democratic Party who controls the body with its 2/3 majority denied any abuse had taken place. Unfortunately for them the speech was recorded on video. As is often the case here the media just ignored it. That is until the innocent was widely reported by the international media causing outrage and widespread condemnation for the complete lack of accountability on the part of those who did the heckling or the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Most Evil Corporations Award Committee -- comprising academics, lawyers and citizen activists -- released the names of corporations and other entities nominated for the annual grand prix on July 30. Among the nominees is the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, which was rocked by a scandal in June in which then Liberal Democratic Party member of the assembly Akihiro Suzuki fired sexist remarks at assemblywoman Ayaka Shiomura during deliberations.Although the metropolitan assembly and its members are not in an employment relationship, the group says the assembly was exceptionally nominated for the award on the grounds that the capital's council has shown no self-cleansing capabilities in handling the sexist heckling scandal.
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