Had ruling party lawmaker Mio Sugita taken the warning by the Sapporo Legal Affairs Bureau to heart, she would have immediately issued a statement of remorse. Yet, this has not happened.

Discrimination should not be allowed, says Mio Sugita, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker. But this very person continues to spew provocative double-talk in defense of her own many discriminatory ...

Mio Sugita, a former House of Representatives member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), told party executives she intends to withdraw her candidacy for the proportional representation ...