Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives and former Deputy Defense Minister Hiroyuki Miyazawa was exposed in a sex scandal recently. He subsequently resigned from the House of Representatives and left the Liberal Democratic Party. He apologized to supporters in his constituency, Shizuoka Prefecture, on the 28th. Local people denounced it as "disgraceful and irresponsible".
Hiroyuki Miyazawa, 49, served as Deputy Defense Minister and Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office of Japan in September last year. He was once a member of the "Abe faction", the former largest faction under the Liberal Democratic Party. After the "black money" scandal broke out in this faction, Hiroyuki Miyazawa resigned in December last year due to his involvement, but he continued to serve as a member of the House of Representatives.
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Congressman and former Deputy Defense Minister Hiroyuki Miyazawa
According to Japan's "Bunshun Weekly" report, Miyazawa Hiroyuki's wife and three children live in Shizuoka Prefecture, and his private life in Tokyo is chaotic. In 2021, he met a 28-year-old woman in a coffee shop and lived with her, and paid the woman's rent and living expenses. After the two ended their cohabitation, Hiroyuki Miyazawa registered on a dating website as a "49-year-old self-employed person in Tokyo" and made explicit remarks to find young women to date. In addition, it was revealed that he had contact with a woman who was suspected of coming for massage at his home in Tokyo for two consecutive nights.
After the above-mentioned reports were exposed, Miyazawa Hiroyuki admitted that "it was basically the truth" and then announced his separation from the Liberal Democratic Party and his resignation as a member of the House of Representatives. He apologized to supporters at a Liberal Democratic Party branch in Shizuoka Prefecture on the 28th, saying that he "did not control his desires." When asked if he planned to retire from politics, he did not answer.
People in Shizuoka Prefecture expressed their dissatisfaction with the frequent scandals of the Liberal Democratic Party on the Internet, accusing Hiroyuki Miyazawa of being "disgraceful and irresponsible" and disappointing as a member of the House of Representatives elected by Shizuoka Prefecture.
Recently, the Liberal Democratic Party has been exposed to scandals such as "black money" and "sexy parties" one after another, and its support rate has continued to decline. The results of a poll released by Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" on the 21st showed that about 62% of the respondents hope that the Liberal Democratic Party will step down after the next House of Representatives election.
source | Xinhua International
