Regarding the constitutional debate within the Diet, the House of Councilors member Hiroyuki Konishi of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan mentioned, “Holding examination committees each week is what monkeys do, and is an act of barbarian tribes.” Opinions calling for retraction and apology continued one after one other.
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Ritsumin Rep. Konishi’s Remarks Over Constitutional Controversy A Series of Opinions Asking for Retraction | NHK
