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Women “would have their uteruses removed when they turn over 30,” Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the Conservative Party of Japan, said in a stream on his YouTube channel on Friday.

On the channel, he also said that he would make it law for “women who are single after 25 years old not to be allowed to marry.”

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Later, Hyakuta posted an apology on his X account. “I cannot deny that the expressions were too harsh,” he said. “I apologize for those who were offended.”

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[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 105 points 3 weeks ago

Just in case anyone is wondering, this is a fringe right-wing party with one seat in Japanese Parliament's lower house.

[-] Gsus4@mander.xyz 52 points 3 weeks ago

This is how it started in most EU countries: one MP who is an idiot, but gains in representation every election by also taking advantage of the contradictions of governing. These idiots did not use to grow, but now they do...and they are networked too now.

[-] devfuuu@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

From one seat in my country to almost having a full right wing government in the last elections. Yeah, it's not gonna end well for nobody if this shit keeps going up everywhere.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well... Shit that's concerning.

[-] k0mprssd@lemmy.zip 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

good point, but I worry about a loop of the media giving attention, making people more aware that this party exists, ignorant people give them more support, repeat. seems like a similar strategy happened in the us with our media giving trump endless headlines.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago

this is a fringe right-wing party with one seat in Japanese Parliament's lower house.

One seat too many, if this is the attitude of their leader.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 3 weeks ago

Trump was considered a fringe party to.

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