TOKYO, Mar 11 (News On Japan) –
An concern has arisen regarding a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) assembly that featured scantily clad feminine dancers. Detailed accounts from attendees are shedding gentle on the scenario.
“Dancers Appeared Twice,” Attendees Reveal
In November final yr, the LDP Youth Division’s Kinki Block Conference was held at a lodge in Wakayama City. Two members of the nationwide Diet from the Youth Division and roughly 40 attendees had been current. The controversial habits occurred in the course of the subsequent social gathering.
According to a participant, 5 feminine dancers out of the blue appeared on stage. A male attendee stated, “The music started playing out of nowhere, and they came out. We were all sober and overwhelmed. We were told that tap dancers were coming, so we didn’t expect dancers like them.”
Q: Were the dancers acquaintances of Councilor Kawahata?
Tetsuya Kawahata, LDP Wakayama Prefectural Federation Youth Division Head: “The dancers were not very familiar to me, but I have known the intermediary for some time.”
Q: Was this the primary time the LDP hosted such an occasion?
“It was the first time for the LDP.”
Q: What type of dance was it?
“We understood it to be modern dance or go-go dancing.”
Go-go dancing, common within the Nineteen Sixties, was anticipated, however an unexpected spectacle adopted. The male attendee continued, “The dancers appeared twice, changing their costumes.” Their outfits revealed extra pores and skin the second time round.
Q: Were the costumes lingerie?
Kawahata: “No, they were more like swimsuits than underwear.”
The dancers then descended from the stage to the attendees, and one participant reportedly handed a tip mouth-to-mouth. The male attendee added, “Everyone was surprised because they appeared twice. The alcohol also contributed to the excitement. I wondered if such things were acceptable at a gathering of politicians.”
Were the Mouth-to-Mouth Tips Distributed by Councilor Kawahata?
Q: Were there contributors who handed suggestions mouth-to-mouth?
Kawahata: “There were.”
Q: Were there contributors who touched the dancers’ buttocks by inserting the tip into their costume?
“That’s a bit… I’d need to recall the details.”
Councilor Tetsuya Kawahata, who deliberate the assembly, defined that the theme was “diversity.” He stated, “This year’s theme was diversity. We aimed to raise questions about whether we’re truly paying attention to people who live differently or work in various professions. We believe the dancers performed professionally with a strong sense of duty. However, I regret that the excitement, especially towards the end of the social gathering, exceeded my expectations. I should have been more cautious in my selection.”
Sources point out that Councilor Kawahata ready and distributed the information. When questioned, he admitted:
Q: Did you put together the information?
Kawahata: “It’s a bit ambiguous. I prepared some, but some participants also contributed their own.”
Q: Were the information in 10,000 yen or 1,000 yen payments?
“They were in 1,000 yen bills.”
Takashi Fujiwara, Director of the LDP Headquarters Youth Division, and Yasutaka Nakasone, Deputy Director, resigned from their positions following the social gathering. Fujiwara stated, “I felt something was off during the performance, but since it was arranged by the Wakayama Prefectural Federation, I hesitated to stop it on the spot.”
Q: Did you contact the dancers’ our bodies?
Fujiwara: “I have no recollection of doing such a thing.”
Nakasone: “I definitely did not.”
Q: If it seems you probably did contact them, would you resign as a Diet member?
Fujiwara: “At this moment, my understanding is that I did not touch them. That is my current understanding.”
Q: Could your understanding change?
“Basically, no.”
Source: ANN