Junji Hasegawa, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, who succeeded former Parliamentary Vice-Minister for General Affairs Sugita, held a press conference and said, "Respect for human rights is the most important code of conduct." .
Former parliamentary vice-minister for internal affairs and communications Sugita, who was accused of discriminatory expressions about sexual minorities, resigned on the 27th, saying, ``I don't want to cause trouble as a member of the cabinet.''
On the 28th, Prime Minister Kishida issued an appointment at the Prime Minister's office to Junji Hasegawa, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, who was appointed to succeed Mr. Sugita.
Mr. Hasegawa is 54 years old.
He was originally from the former Ministry of Home Affairs, and after serving as vice governor of Ehime Prefecture, he was elected for the first time from Ehime's 4th district in the House of Representatives election last year.
Afterwards, Mr. Hasegawa, who was at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications for the first time, held a press conference, saying, "Respect for human rights is the most important code of conduct. We respect individuality and diversity, and we respect unfair discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. There should be no discrimination or prejudice, including prejudice, and I would like to accumulate efforts."