Hiranao Honda, a member of the House of Representatives who left the Constitutional Democratic Party over a statement about raising the age that he considers to be able to judge consent to sexual activity, submitted a request for resignation to the chairman of the House of Representatives on the 28th, and his resignation was officially approved. rice field.
Honda, who was a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party in the election of the proportional representative of the House of Representatives, Hokkaido Block, said, "If I have sex with a 14-year-old child, I'm about 50 years old, over raising the age that I consider to be able to judge consent to sexual activity. It is strange to be caught even with consent, "he said, and criticisms continued.
Mr. Honda announced that he would leave the Constitutional Democratic Party on the 27th and resign as a member of the Diet at a subsequent press conference, saying that it would not cause any inconvenience to the people concerned.
Then, on the 28th, Mr. Honda submitted a request for resignation to the chairman of the House of Representatives Oshima, and his resignation was officially approved.
As a result, it is expected that the candidates who have been defeated will be elected from the list of the Constitutional Democratic Party at that time, which is the proportional representation of the House of Representatives, Hokkaido Block.