A rare scene from the Japanese parliament has recently taken over the internet. While the Japanese parliament, and all of Japan, is known for its polite and calm mannerisms, a video capturing a fight without mediation on camera went viral online.
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- Japanese lawmaker uses his fists to stop controversial refugee bill
- The bill passed even after all the chaos
Japanese lawmaker uses his fists to stop controversial refugee bill
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In the clip, it appears as if a member standing in the back intervenes to interrupt the movement of parliament. The member who started the riot was identified as Taro Yamamoto, the ‘Battle Royale’ actor and leader of the Reiwa party.
It turns out that left-wing lawmakers fell out with other MPs in an attempt to block a controversial immigration bill. While the Liberal Democratic Party along with two opposition parties, the People’s Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai, voted in favor of the bill, the Japan Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) and the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) They opposed the legislation. .
The two parties came together to remind parliament that the bill did nothing to protect the rights of asylum seekers and refugees and ignored any improvements to the current treatment of detainees stuck in immigration facilities.
“Battle Royale” actor and leader of the left-wing populist Reiwa party, Taro Yamamoto, tried to bypass lawmakers to stop passage of an anti-refugee law in Japan’s upper house (via @mrjeffu) pic.twitter.com/HuPTMXvDef
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The bill passed even after all the chaos
Although the protest began with the parties expressing their opinions, Yamamoto turned the tide by jumping through the crowd while appearing to be trying to reach the discussion table.
Opposition leaders rallied around Hisatake Sugi, the committee chairman, at the end of the initial question-and-answer session to prevent the law from passing. Despite all the chaos from leftists, the bill revising immigration rules finally passed a key House committee.
Twitter user Jeffrey J. Hall shared Yamamoto’s explanation of his actions in parliament, writing: “Reiwa Party leader Yamamoto Taro explained his actions to an audience of supporters last night: Because the revised law will make people lose their lives, he felt compelled to physically stop his path. The PLD had 10 legislators available to block it.”
Reiwa Party leader Yamamoto Taro explained his actions to an audience of supporters last night: Because the revised law will cause people to lose their lives, he felt compelled to physically stop its passage. The PLD had 10 legislators available to block it. pic.twitter.com/HlobZXeaMb https://t.co/rII1byuJsI
—Jeffrey J. Hall 🇯🇵🇺🇸 (@mrjeffu) June 9, 2023
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