Taro Yamamoto was sharply criticized on social networking sites for making fun of foreigners who are not adept in the language. Many people found the footage deeply offensive. The video was posted ...

Comedian Suidobashi-Hakase, a member of the left-wing Reiwa Shinsengumi opposition party, resigned from the Upper House on Jan. 16 over mental health issues, party leader Taro Yamamoto said.

Her main rivals, including Kenji Utsunomiya, former chief of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and Taro Yamamoto, head of the Reiwa Shinsengumi political party, were not close to ...