With the resignation of a member of the House of Councilors of the Komeito Party, Masaru Miyazaki was elected from the list of proportional representation in the House of Councilors election in July this year.
Mr. Masashi Kumano, who was elected as a candidate for the Komeito Party as a proportional representative in the House of Councilors election in July, was reported to have repeatedly sexually harassed a woman he knew in several weekly magazines. I resigned on the day
In response to this, the Central Election Management Board held an election meeting on the 6th and decided to advance the election of Masaru Miyazaki, a former member of the House of Councilors, who was the runner-up on the Komeito list.
Mr. Miyazaki is 64 years old from Saitama prefecture.
He was elected to the House of Councilors for the first time in 2016 and served as Parliamentary Vice-Minister for the Environment.