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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

東京都議会

Tōkyō-to Gikai
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly ; 東京都議会; Tōkyō-to Gikai
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	January 1879 as Tōkyō-fukai; 1943 as Tōkyō-to-gikai; April 17, 1947 (current local autonomy law)
Leadership
President	Shigeki Miyake (LDP) ; since July 2021
Vice President	Hirotaka Motohashi (Tomin First) ; since July 2021
Structure
Seats	127 assembly members
Political groups	LDP (30) Tomin First (31) Kōmeitō (23) JCP (19) CDP (16) Ishin (1) Seikatsusha (1) Independents (6)
Elections
Last election	2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election
Next election	2025
Meeting place
	Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Building, Shinjuku
Website
	www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (東京都議会, Tōkyō-to gikai) is the prefectural parliament of Tokyo Metropolis.

Its 127 members are elected every four years in 42 districts by single non-transferable vote. 23 electoral districts equal the special wards, another 18 districts are made up by the cities, towns and villages in the Western part of the prefecture, one district consists of the outlying islands (Ogasawara and Izu Islands).

The assembly is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural ordinances, approving the budget (5.7 billion yen in fiscal 2007) and voting on important administrative appointments made by the governor including the vice governors.

Due to the special nature of the Tokyo Metropolis compared to other prefectures, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has certain powers that would usually fall into the responsibilities of municipal parliaments. This is to ensure efficient and unified urban administration for the 23 special wards that cover the former Tokyo City and comprise the urban core of the Greater Tokyo Area.

Current composition

The 2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 7 July 2024. As of 12 July 2024, the assembly is composed as follows:^[3]

Composition of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly ^[4]
Parliamentary group and party majority of members come from (if any)	Seats
Tōkyō-togikai jiyūminshutō ("Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Liberal Democratic Party") Liberal Democratic Party	30
Tomin fâsuto no kai Tōkyō togi-dan ("Tokyo Metropolis residents first group Tokyo Metropolitan Government")^[5] Tomin First no Kai	31
Togikai Kōmeitō ("Metropolitan Assembly Komeito") Kōmeitō	23
Nihon kyōsantō Tōkyō-togikai giin-dan ("Japanese Communist Party Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members group") Communist Party	19
Rikkenminshutō ("Metropolitan Assembly Constitutional Democratic Party") Constitutional Democratic Party	16
Nippon ishin no kai Tōkyō-togikai ("Japan Restoration Association in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly") Nippon Ishin no Kai	1
Togikai seikatsusha nettowāku ("Metropolitan Assembly citizens/consumers network") Tokyo Seikatsusha Network	1
Independents	6
Total	127

Electoral districts

Most electoral districts correspond to current municipalities, but several districts correspond to former counties (the counties, abolished as administrative unit in 1921, had initially by definition served as electoral districts for prefectural assemblies in the Empire), namely the West Tama (Nishi-Tama), North Tama (Kita-Tama) and South Tama (Minimi-Tama) counties. The towns and villages on the islands have never been subordinate to counties, but to four subprefectures that together form the islands electoral district.

Electoral districts^[6]
Special wards of Tokyo and Tokyo Islands			Western Tokyo/Tama area
District	Municipalities, subprefectures	Magnitude	District	Municipalities, counties	Magnitude
Chiyoda	Chiyoda ward	1	Hachiōji	Hachiōji city	5
Chūō	Chūō ward	1	Tachikawa	Tachikawa city	2
Minato	Minato ward	2	Musashino	Musashino city	1
Shinjuku	Shinjuku ward	4	Mitaka	Mitaka city	2
Bunkyō	Bunkyō ward	2	Ōme	Ōme city	1
Taitō	Taitō ward	2	Fuchū	Fuchū city	2
Sumida	Sumida ward	3	Akishima	Akishima city	1
Kōtō	Kōtō ward	4	Machida	Machida city	3
Shinagawa	Shinagawa ward	4	Koganei	Koganei city	1
Meguro	Meguro ward	3	Kodaira	Kodaira city	2
Ōta	Ōta ward	8	Hino	Hino city	2
Setagaya	Setagaya ward	8	Nishitōkyō	Nishitōkyō city	2
Shibuya	Shibuya ward	2	Nishi-Tama (West Tama)	Fussa city Hamura city Akiruno city Nishi-Tama County	2
Nakano	Nakano ward	4	Nishi-Tama (West Tama)	Fussa city Hamura city Akiruno city Nishi-Tama County	2
Suginami	Suginami ward	6	Minami-Tama (South Tama)	Tama city Inagi city	2
Toshima	Toshima ward	3	Minami-Tama (South Tama)	Tama city Inagi city	2
Kita	Kita ward	4	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 1	Higashimurayama city Higashiyamato city Musashimurayama city	3
Arakawa	Arakawa ward	2	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 1		3
Itabashi	Itabashi ward	5	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 2	Kokubunji city Kunitachi city	2
Nerima	Nerima ward	6	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 2	Kokubunji city Kunitachi city	2
Adachi	Adachi ward	6	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 3	Chōfu city Komae city	2
Katsushika	Katsushika ward	4	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 3	Chōfu city Komae city	2
Edogawa	Edogawa ward	5	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 4	Kiyose city Higashikurume city	2
Islands	Tokyo Islands (Ōshima Subprefecture Miyake Subprefecture Hachijō Subprefecture Ogasawara Subprefecture)	1	Kita-Tama (North Tama) 4	Kiyose city Higashikurume city	2
Islands		1

Heckling incident

On June 18, 2014, an assemblywoman, Ayaka Shiomura, was heckled in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly meeting when she asked questions about how to save women who have difficulty in pregnancy and childbirth. The Japanese media, along with various members of society both condemned and also excused the heckling. Media overseas, such as CNN, BBC, and others, also criticized the heckling and reported on the endemic sexism that made such a thing possible, while the Japanese media tended to present it as a one-time case of sexual harassment. On June 23, assembly member Akihiro Suzuki came forward and made a formal, public apology, admitting he was one of the people who heckled Shiomura. The fact that a member of the LDP ruling party apologized publicly was seen as very big deal. Other hecklers never came forward. On June 25, the assembly passed a resolution, aiming to restore the trust, and to finish the problem.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Background

Before Shiomura became a broadcast writer, then later becoming a member of Your Party, she was a bikini model. When she was a bikini model, she appeared on Koi no karasawagi, a TV program (Nippon TV). Akihiro Suzuki is first elected in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in 2007. In the Metropolitan Assembly, it has acted as the Committee on General Affairs vice chairman or the acting Liberal Democratic Party chairman of the Policy Research Council. Suzuki had hung up "a substantial aid for childcare" and "realization of the society in which women is very easy to work" contrary to the contents of heckling which he did to her. Moreover, Suzuki approved of the plan to purchase the Senkaku Islands (Ishigaki city, Okinawa) in August 2012. For the purpose of investigation of the Senkaku Islands, he swam from the ship, while he had been allowed to, and he landed at Uoturijima island, and he was investigated by the Okinawa Prefectural Police on suspicion of a misdemeanor.^[9]^[10]

Heckling

The hecklings with which assemblywoman Shiomura were bombarded are as follows; "Umenai no ka (Can't you bear a baby?)", "Kekkon shiro (Get married)". Assemblyman Suzuki claimed the former, but it was not clear who stated the latter. Yōichi Masuzoe, the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, and other member of the assembly were drawn in by the heckling and took part. Hecklings are variable; sometime a heckling encourages the speaker and another time it injures the speaker. There has been the train of thought that heckling can "give humor" and make discussion smooth since past World War II. Thus, some people think of heckling as good. Morita Minoru, a Japanese political commentator, pointed out that although heckling has been since past, political leaders get bad at heckling other members, and the number of "vulgar heckles" has increased. There are various arguments on whether or not this is sexism. For example, Tabojin Toshio, who ran for the latest Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, said that he did not understand why this is considered sexism (2014).^[7]^[11]^[12]

Investigations

On June 30, Shiomura submitted to the Tokyo chairperson the requisition. The requisition stated the person who took part in the heckling incident should be punished. However, the requisition was rejected due to lack of evidence. Therefore, Your Party (minna no to) planned to specify the man who heckled Shiomura by analyzing a voiceprint. When Suzuki was asked about the heckling incident on June 20, Suzuki denied the relationship with heckling completely. The Metropolitan-Assembly Liberal Democratic Party held the affiliation lawmaker's general meeting on the 23rd and conducted press conference in the afternoon. Metropolitan-Assembly Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Osamu Yoshiwara said that the man who heckled Shiomura was Suzuki Akihiro, a member of the Metropolitan Assembly.^[13]

Effects

All of the female members of the Metropolitan Assembly demanded that such hooting should be legislated. Moreover, Your Party claimed that the people who mocked Shiomura should be identified. More than 1,000 protestations against the hooting were sent to the Metropolitan Assembly. On Twitter, BBS, and so on, many people mentioned the incident. Most of them radically criticized the sexist abuse. This problem has been focused on not only in Japan, but also in other countries. For example, the Guardian, Reuters, and the Wall Street Journal analyzed and criticized this sexist abuse.^[14]^[15]^[16]

This incident has influenced the Cabinet support rate. The support rate of Liberal Democratic Party, which is one of the major political party in Japan and has been in power since 2012, decreased as well. In contrast, the support rate for Your Party rose.^[specify]^[17]

After the incident happened, politicians have refrained from hooting during discussions. Some people analyzed that the incident was likely to influence 2020 Summer Olympics.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Chronological timetable
^ ^a ^b 歴代議長・副議長｜東京都議会, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 23 July 2017, http://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/outline/successive_generations.html.
^ "会派等別議員名簿｜東京都議会". www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
^ 会派構成・会派略称一覧｜東京都議会. Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 23 July 2021. Web. http://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/outline/factional.html. Accessed 23 July 2021.
^ KAGAYAKE Tokyo
^ Tokyo Electoral Commission: Prefectural electoral districts Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b Togikaiyajimondai, domiru? (How should we view the heckling problem in the assembly?). (2014, July 1). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140701-00000022-wordleaf?pattern=1 [July 17, 2014].
^ Wada, H. (2014, June 25). Togikai: yaji makuhiki shiomuragīn "hitotsu no kugiri. watashi ha watashide" (When the heckling problem come to an end, assemblywoman Shiomura said, "This is a break, and I will do what I can do."). Mainichi shinbun. Retrieved: http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140626k0000m040098000c.html [July 18, 2014].
^ ^a ^b Togikai yaji hamon "Umenai no ka" "Kekkon shiro" (Heckling has a big impact "Can't you bare a baby?" "Get married."). (2014, June 20). Tokyo shinbun. Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20140620225556/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/politics/news/CK2014062002000140.html [July 18, 2014].
^ Takeuti, Y. (2014, June 23). Togikai: "hin no nai yazi yokunai" itten mitometa suzukiakihiro togi ("Unrefined heckling is not good" Akihiro Suzuki Tokyo Metropolitan Government turned around and accepted the fact ). Mainiti Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved: "都議会:「品のないヤジよくない」一転認めた鈴木章浩都議 - 毎日新聞". Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-06-23. [July 20, 2014]
^ Kumano, S. (2014, July 15). Togikai de teireberuna yaji ga tobikau honshituteki na riyū (The fundamental reason why heckling occur in the assembly). Nikkei Business Online. Retrieved: http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/interview/20140709/268411/?rt=nocnt [July 18, 2014].
^ Sakamoto, S. (2014, June 26). Gikai ni yaji ha hitsuyo nano ka (Are hecklings necessary for the assembly). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140626-00000004-wordleaf?page=1 [July 18, 2014].
^ Togikaiyagi ha zimintono suzukiakihiro giinn to hannmei (The man who heckled her are Akihiro Suzuki , a member of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.). (2014, June 23). Nippon Keizai Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved; http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2302A_T20C14A6CC0000/ [July 20, 2014].
^ Togikai sekuhara yaji mondai, kogi no netto shomei 40000ninni (The problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan, 40000 signatures.). (2014, June 20). IT media News. Retrieved: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1406/20/news091.html [July 16, 2014].
^ Goto, R. &Maeda, D. (2014, June 19). Josei togi he yaji, kougi 1000ken jimin hatsugensha tokutei senu ikou.(Hooting at a female member of the metropolitan assembly, 1000 protestions against it. Jimin Party will notidentify who said it.). Asahi Sinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG6M5HK9G6MUTIL031.html [July 16, 2014].
^ Togikai yaji obei media ga hihan (Western countries criticized the problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan.). (2014, June 22). NHK News Web. Retrieved:https://web.archive.org/web/20140624034740/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140622/k10015414131000.html [July 16, 2014].
^ Shijiritsu teika "Anpo to sekuhara yaji ekyo" Kan kanbo chokan (The support rate has decreased "the right of collective self-defense and the problem of sexual harassment has influenced" Kan Chief Cabinet Secretary said.). (2014, July 9). Asahi Shinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG797GS2G79ULFA035.html [July 21, 2014].

External links

Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly (in Japanese)
Electoral Commission of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (in Japanese)
Organizational Structure of TMG

[1] Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Chronological timetable

[presidents-2] 歴代議長・副議長｜東京都議会, Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 23 July 2017, http://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/outline/successive_generations.html.

[3] "会派等別議員名簿｜東京都議会". www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

[4] 会派構成・会派略称一覧｜東京都議会. Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 23 July 2021. Web. http://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/outline/factional.html. Accessed 23 July 2021.

[5] KAGAYAKE Tokyo

[6] Tokyo Electoral Commission: Prefectural electoral districts Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine

[shiomura1-7] Togikaiyajimondai, domiru? (How should we view the heckling problem in the assembly?). (2014, July 1). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140701-00000022-wordleaf?pattern=1 [July 17, 2014].

[shiomura2-8] Wada, H. (2014, June 25). Togikai: yaji makuhiki shiomuragīn "hitotsu no kugiri. watashi ha watashide" (When the heckling problem come to an end, assemblywoman Shiomura said, "This is a break, and I will do what I can do."). Mainichi shinbun. Retrieved: http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140626k0000m040098000c.html [July 18, 2014].

[shiomura3-9] Togikai yaji hamon "Umenai no ka" "Kekkon shiro" (Heckling has a big impact "Can't you bare a baby?" "Get married."). (2014, June 20). Tokyo shinbun. Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20140620225556/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/politics/news/CK2014062002000140.html [July 18, 2014].

[shiomura4-10] Takeuti, Y. (2014, June 23). Togikai: "hin no nai yazi yokunai" itten mitometa suzukiakihiro togi ("Unrefined heckling is not good" Akihiro Suzuki Tokyo Metropolitan Government turned around and accepted the fact ). Mainiti Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved: "都議会:「品のないヤジよくない」一転認めた鈴木章浩都議 - 毎日新聞". Archived from the original on 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-06-23. [July 20, 2014]

[shiomura6-11] Kumano, S. (2014, July 15). Togikai de teireberuna yaji ga tobikau honshituteki na riyū (The fundamental reason why heckling occur in the assembly). Nikkei Business Online. Retrieved: http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/interview/20140709/268411/?rt=nocnt [July 18, 2014].

[shiomura8-12] Sakamoto, S. (2014, June 26). Gikai ni yaji ha hitsuyo nano ka (Are hecklings necessary for the assembly). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140626-00000004-wordleaf?page=1 [July 18, 2014].

[shiomura9-13] Togikaiyagi ha zimintono suzukiakihiro giinn to hannmei (The man who heckled her are Akihiro Suzuki , a member of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.). (2014, June 23). Nippon Keizai Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved; http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2302A_T20C14A6CC0000/ [July 20, 2014].

[Shiomura10-14] Togikai sekuhara yaji mondai, kogi no netto shomei 40000ninni (The problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan, 40000 signatures.). (2014, June 20). IT media News. Retrieved: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1406/20/news091.html [July 16, 2014].

[Shiomura11-15] Goto, R. &Maeda, D. (2014, June 19). Josei togi he yaji, kougi 1000ken jimin hatsugensha tokutei senu ikou.(Hooting at a female member of the metropolitan assembly, 1000 protestions against it. Jimin Party will notidentify who said it.). Asahi Sinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG6M5HK9G6MUTIL031.html [July 16, 2014].

[Shiomura12-16] Togikai yaji obei media ga hihan (Western countries criticized the problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan.). (2014, June 22). NHK News Web. Retrieved:https://web.archive.org/web/20140624034740/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140622/k10015414131000.html [July 16, 2014].

[Shiomura13-17] Shijiritsu teika "Anpo to sekuhara yaji ekyo" Kan kanbo chokan (The support rate has decreased "the right of collective self-defense and the problem of sexual harassment has influenced" Kan Chief Cabinet Secretary said.). (2014, July 9). Asahi Shinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG797GS2G79ULFA035.html [July 21, 2014].

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+The [[2024 Tokyo gubernatorial election]] took place on 7 July 2024. As of 12 July 2024, the assembly is composed as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|title=会派等別議員名簿 ｜ 東京都議会|url=https://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/membership/political-party.html|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp}}</ref>
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-!colspan="2"|Composition of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly <ref>会派構成・会派略称一覧 ｜ 東京都議会. Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 24 July 2017. Web. http://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/outline/factional.html. Accessed 10 Aug. 2017.</ref>
+!colspan="2"|Composition of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly <ref>会派構成・会派略称一覧 ｜ 東京都議会. Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, 23 July 2021. Web. http://www.gikai.metro.tokyo.jp/outline/factional.html. Accessed 23 July 2021.</ref>
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+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)}};" |''Tōkyō-togikai jiyūminshutō'' ("Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Liberal Democratic Party")<br />[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan|Liberal Democratic Party]]
-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Tomin First no Kai/meta/color}};" |''Tomin fâsuto no kai Tōkyō togi-dan'' ("Tokyo Metropolis residents first group Tokyo Metropolitan Government")<!-- [[:ja:都民ファーストの会|都民ファーストの会]] --><ref>[http://your-party-tokyo.jp/activity/769/ KAGAYAKE Tokyo]</ref><br />[[Tomin First no Kai]]
-|align="right" | 53
+|align="right" | 30
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+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Tomin First no Kai}};" |''Tomin fâsuto no kai Tōkyō togi-dan'' ("Tokyo Metropolis residents first group Tokyo Metropolitan Government")<!-- [[:ja:都民ファーストの会|都民ファーストの会]] --><ref>[http://your-party-tokyo.jp/activity/769/ KAGAYAKE Tokyo]</ref><br />[[Tomin First no Kai]]
-|style="border-right:4px solid {{New Komeito Party/meta/color}};" |''Togikai Kōmeitō'' ("Metropolitan Assembly Komeito")<br />[[Kōmeitō]]
-|align="right" | 23
+|align="right" | 31
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-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)/meta/color}};" |''Tōkyō-togikai jiyūminshutō'' ("Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Liberal Democratic Party")<br />[[Liberal Democratic Party of Japan]]
+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|New Komeito Party}};" |''Togikai Kōmeitō'' ("Metropolitan Assembly Komeito")<br />[[Kōmeitō]]
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-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Japanese Communist Party/meta/color}};" |''Nihon kyōsantō Tōkyō-togikai giin-dan'' ("Japanese Communist Party Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members group")<br />[[Japanese Communist Party]]
+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Japanese Communist Party}};" |''Nihon kyōsantō Tōkyō-togikai giin-dan'' ("Japanese Communist Party Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly members group")<br />[[Japanese Communist Party|Communist Party]]
-|align="right" | 18
+|align="right" | 19
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-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)/meta/color}};" |''Togikai Minshintō・Rikkenminshutō'' ("Metropolitan Assembly Democratic Party - Constitutional Democratic Party")<br />[[Democratic Party (Japan, 2016)|Democratic Party]] - [[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic Party]]
+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan}};" |''Rikkenminshutō'' ("Metropolitan Assembly Constitutional Democratic Party")<br />[[Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan|Constitutional Democratic Party]]
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+|align="right" | 16
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-|style="border-right:4px solid #25C795;"|''Kagayake Tokyo'' ("Shine Tokyo")<br />Independents (Kagayake Tokyo)
+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Nippon Ishin no Kai}};" |''Nippon ishin no kai Tōkyō-togikai'' ("Japan Restoration Association in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly")<br />[[Nippon Ishin no Kai]]
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-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Tokyo Seikatsusha Network/meta/color}};" |''Togikai seikatsusha nettowāku'' ("Metropolitan Assembly citizens/consumers network")<br />[[Tokyo Seikatsusha Network]]
 |align="right" | 1
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-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Nippon Ishin no Kai/meta/color}};" |''Nippon ishin no kai Tōkyō-togikai'' ("Japan Restoration Association in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly")<br />[[Nippon Ishin no Kai]]
+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Tokyo Seikatsusha Network}};" |''Togikai seikatsusha nettowāku'' ("Metropolitan Assembly citizens/consumers network")<br /> [[Tokyo Seikatsusha Network]]
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-|style="border-right:4px solid {{Independent (politician)/meta/color}};" | Vacant
+|style="border-right:4px solid {{party color|Independent (politician)}};" | Independents
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+|align="right" | 6
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 == Heckling incident ==
-{{Copyedit section|date=September 2020}}
 On June 18, 2014, an assemblywoman, [[Ayaka Shiomura]], was heckled in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly meeting when she asked questions about how to save women who have difficulty in pregnancy and childbirth. The Japanese media, along with various members of society both condemned and also excused the heckling. Media overseas, such as [[CNN]], [[BBC]], and others, also criticized the heckling and reported on the endemic sexism that made such a thing possible, while the Japanese media tended to present it as a one-time case of sexual harassment. On June 23, assembly member [[Akihiro Suzuki]] came forward and made a formal, public apology, admitting he was one of the people who heckled Shiomura. The fact that a member of the LDP ruling party apologized publicly was seen as very big deal.  Other hecklers never came forward.  On June 25, the assembly passed a resolution, aiming to restore the trust, and to finish the problem.<ref name= shiomura1>Togikaiyajimondai, domiru? (How should we view the heckling problem in the assembly?). (2014, July 1). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140701-00000022-wordleaf?pattern=1 [July 17, 2014].</ref><ref name= shiomura2>Wada, H. (2014, June 25). Togikai: yaji makuhiki shiomuragīn "hitotsu no kugiri. watashi ha watashide" (When the heckling problem come to an end, assemblywoman Shiomura said, "This is a break, and I will do what I can do."). Mainichi shinbun. Retrieved: http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140626k0000m040098000c.html [July 18, 2014].</ref><ref name= shiomura3>Togikai yaji hamon "Umenai no ka" "Kekkon shiro" (Heckling has a big impact "Can't you bare a baby?" "Get married."). (2014, June 20). Tokyo shinbun. Retrieved: https://web.archive.org/web/20140620225556/http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/politics/news/CK2014062002000140.html [July 18, 2014].</ref>
 === Background ===
-{{Importance section}}
+{{Importance section|date=December 2021}}
 Before Shiomura became a broadcast writer, then later becoming a member of [[Your Party]], she was a bikini model. When she was a [[bikini model]], she appeared on Koi no karasawagi, a TV program ([[Nippon TV]]).
 Akihiro Suzuki is first elected in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in 2007. In the Metropolitan Assembly, it has acted as the Committee on General Affairs vice chairman or the acting [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] chairman of the Policy Research Council. Suzuki had hung up "a substantial aid for childcare" and "realization of the society in which women is very easy to work" contrary to the contents of heckling which he did to her.
 Moreover, Suzuki approved of the plan to purchase the [[Senkaku Islands]] ([[Ishigaki, Okinawa|Ishigaki]] city, [[Okinawa]]) in August 2012.
 For the purpose of investigation of the [[Senkaku Islands]], he swam from the ship, while he had been allowed to, and he landed at Uoturijima island, and he was investigated by the [[Okinawa]] Prefectural Police on suspicion of a misdemeanor.<ref name= shiomura3/><ref name=shiomura4>Takeuti, Y. (2014, June 23). Togikai: "hin no nai yazi yokunai"  itten mitometa suzukiakihiro togi ("Unrefined heckling is not good" Akihiro Suzuki Tokyo Metropolitan Government turned around and accepted the fact ).  Mainiti Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved:
-{{cite web |url=http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140623k0000e040239000c.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623051723/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140623k0000e040239000c.html |archivedate=2014-06-23 }} [July 20, 2014]</ref>
+{{cite web |url=http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140623k0000e040239000c.html |title=都議会:「品のないヤジよくない」一転認めた鈴木章浩都議 - 毎日新聞 |accessdate=2014-06-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623051723/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20140623k0000e040239000c.html |archivedate=2014-06-23 }} [July 20, 2014]</ref>
 === Heckling ===
-The hecklings with which assemblywoman Shiomura were bombarded are as follows; "Umenai no ka (Can't you bear a baby?)", "Kekkon shiro (Get married)". The former assemblyman Suzuki claimed, but it was not clear who stated the latter. [[Yōichi Masuzoe]], the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, and other member of the assembly were drawn in by the heckling and scornfully laughed. The public typically pays attention to who made the heckling. Hecklings are variable; sometime a heckling encourage the speaker and another time it injures speaker, just like in this instance. There has been the train of thought that heckling can "give [[humor]]" and make discussion smooth since past [[World War II]]. Thus, some people think of heckling as good. Morita Minoru, a Japanese political commentator, pointed out that although heckling has been since past, political leaders get bad at heckling other members, and the number of "vulgar heckles" has increased. There are various arguments on whether or not this is sexism. For example, Tabojin Toshio, who run for the latest Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, said that he did not understand why this is considered sexism (2014).<ref name= shiomura1/><ref name= shiomura6>Kumano, S. (2014, July 15). Togikai de teireberuna yaji ga tobikau honshituteki na riyū (The fundamental reason why heckling occur in the assembly). Nikkei Business Online. Retrieved: http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/interview/20140709/268411/?rt=nocnt [July 18, 2014].</ref><ref name= shiomura8>Sakamoto, S. (2014, June 26). Gikai ni yaji ha hitsuyo nano ka (Are hecklings necessary for the assembly). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140626-00000004-wordleaf?page=1 [July 18, 2014].</ref>
+The hecklings with which assemblywoman Shiomura were bombarded are as follows; "Umenai no ka (Can't you bear a baby?)", "Kekkon shiro (Get married)". Assemblyman Suzuki claimed the former, but it was not clear who stated the latter. [[Yōichi Masuzoe]], the Governor of Tokyo Metropolis, and other member of the assembly were drawn in by the heckling and took part. Hecklings are variable; sometime a heckling encourages the speaker and another time it injures the speaker. There has been the train of thought that heckling can "give [[humor]]" and make discussion smooth since past [[World War II]]. Thus, some people think of heckling as good. Morita Minoru, a Japanese political commentator, pointed out that although heckling has been since past, political leaders get bad at heckling other members, and the number of "vulgar heckles" has increased. There are various arguments on whether or not this is sexism. For example, Tabojin Toshio, who ran for the latest Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, said that he did not understand why this is considered sexism (2014).<ref name= shiomura1/><ref name= shiomura6>Kumano, S. (2014, July 15). Togikai de teireberuna yaji ga tobikau honshituteki na riyū (The fundamental reason why heckling occur in the assembly). Nikkei Business Online. Retrieved: http://business.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/interview/20140709/268411/?rt=nocnt [July 18, 2014].</ref><ref name= shiomura8>Sakamoto, S. (2014, June 26). Gikai ni yaji ha hitsuyo nano ka (Are hecklings necessary for the assembly). The Page. Retrieved: http://thepage.jp/detail/20140626-00000004-wordleaf?page=1 [July 18, 2014].</ref>
 === Investigations ===
-On June 30, Shiomura submitted to Tokyo chairperson the requisition. The requisition stated the person who heckled Shiomura should be punished, but the requisition was rejected because the man who heckled her was known. Therefore, [[Your Party]] (''minna no to'') planned to specify the man who heckled her by analyzing a voiceprint. When Suzuki was asked about the relationship with heckling on June 20, Suzuki said "Bolt from the blue"
+On June 30, Shiomura submitted to the Tokyo chairperson the requisition. The requisition stated the person who took part in the heckling incident should be punished. However, the requisition was rejected due to lack of evidence. Therefore, [[Your Party]] (''minna no to'') planned to specify the man who heckled Shiomura by analyzing a voiceprint. When Suzuki was asked about the heckling incident on June 20, Suzuki denied the relationship with heckling completely. The Metropolitan-Assembly [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] held the affiliation lawmaker's general meeting on the 23rd and conducted press conference in the afternoon. Metropolitan-Assembly Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Osamu Yoshiwara said that the man who heckled Shiomura was Suzuki Akihiro, a member of the Metropolitan Assembly.<ref name= shiomura9>Togikaiyagi ha zimintono suzukiakihiro giinn to hannmei (The man who heckled her are Akihiro Suzuki , a member of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.). (2014, June 23). Nippon Keizai Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved;
-denied the relationship with heckling completely. The Metropolitan-Assembly [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] held the affiliation lawmaker's general meeting on the 23rd and at the afternoon press conference, Metropolitan-Assembly Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Osamu Yoshiwara said that the man who heckled Shiomura was Suzuki Akihiro, a member of the Metropolitan Assembly.<ref name= shiomura9>Togikaiyagi ha zimintono suzukiakihiro giinn to hannmei (The man who heckled her are Akihiro Suzuki , a member of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly.). (2014, June 23). Nippon Keizai Shinbun Newspaper. Retrieved;
 http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2302A_T20C14A6CC0000/ [July 20, 2014].</ref>
 === Effects ===
-All of the female members of the metropolitan assembly demanded that such hooting should be legislated. Also, Your Party claimed that someone who made fun of Shiomura should be identified. More than 1,000 protestations against the hooting were sent to the metropolitan assembly. On [[Twitter]], [[Bulletin board system|BBS]], and so on, many people mentioned the incident. Most of them radically criticized the sexist abuse. This problem has been focused on not only in Japan, but also in other countries. For example, [[the Guardian]], [[Reuters]], and [[the Wall Street Journal]] analyzed and criticized this sexist abuse.<ref name= Shiomura10>Togikai sekuhara yaji mondai, kogi no netto shomei 40000ninni (The problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan, 40000 signatures.). (2014, June 20). IT media News. Retrieved: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1406/20/news091.html [July 16, 2014].</ref><ref name= Shiomura11>Goto, R. &Maeda, D. (2014, June 19). Josei togi he yaji, kougi 1000ken jimin hatsugensha tokutei senu ikou.(Hooting at a female member of the metropolitan assembly, 1000 protestions against it. Jimin Party will notidentify who said it.). Asahi Sinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG6M5HK9G6MUTIL031.html [July 16, 2014].</ref><ref name= Shiomura12>Togikai yaji obei media ga hihan (Western countries criticized the problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan.). (2014, June 22). NHK News Web. Retrieved:https://web.archive.org/web/20140624034740/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140622/k10015414131000.html [July 16, 2014].</ref>
+All of the female members of the Metropolitan Assembly demanded that such hooting should be legislated. Moreover, Your Party claimed that the people who mocked Shiomura should be identified. More than 1,000 protestations against the hooting were sent to the Metropolitan Assembly. On [[Twitter]], [[Bulletin board system|BBS]], and so on, many people mentioned the incident. Most of them radically criticized the sexist abuse. This problem has been focused on not only in Japan, but also in other countries. For example, [[the Guardian]], [[Reuters]], and [[the Wall Street Journal]] analyzed and criticized this sexist abuse.<ref name= Shiomura10>Togikai sekuhara yaji mondai, kogi no netto shomei 40000ninni (The problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan, 40000 signatures.). (2014, June 20). IT media News. Retrieved: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/1406/20/news091.html [July 16, 2014].</ref><ref name= Shiomura11>Goto, R. &Maeda, D. (2014, June 19). Josei togi he yaji, kougi 1000ken jimin hatsugensha tokutei senu ikou.(Hooting at a female member of the metropolitan assembly, 1000 protestions against it. Jimin Party will notidentify who said it.). Asahi Sinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG6M5HK9G6MUTIL031.html [July 16, 2014].</ref><ref name= Shiomura12>Togikai yaji obei media ga hihan (Western countries criticized the problem of the sexual harassment in the metropolitan assembly in Japan.). (2014, June 22). NHK News Web. Retrieved:https://web.archive.org/web/20140624034740/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20140622/k10015414131000.html [July 16, 2014].</ref>
-This incident has influenced the Cabinet support rate. the support rate of [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], which is one of the major political party in Japan and has been in power since 2012, decreased. In contrast, the support rate for [[Your Party]] rose.<ref name= Shiomura13>Shijiritsu teika "Anpo to sekuhara yaji ekyo" Kan kanbo chokan (The support rate has decreased "the right of collective self-defense and the problem of sexual harassment has influenced" Kan Chief Cabinet Secretary said.). (2014, July 9). Asahi Shinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG797GS2G79ULFA035.html [July 21, 2014].</ref>
+This incident has influenced the Cabinet support rate. The support rate of [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]], which is one of the major political party in Japan and has been in power since 2012, decreased as well. In contrast, the support rate for [[Your Party]] rose.{{Specify|date=December 2021}}<ref name= Shiomura13>Shijiritsu teika "Anpo to sekuhara yaji ekyo" Kan kanbo chokan (The support rate has decreased "the right of collective self-defense and the problem of sexual harassment has influenced" Kan Chief Cabinet Secretary said.). (2014, July 9). Asahi Shinbun Digital. Retrieved: http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG797GS2G79ULFA035.html [July 21, 2014].</ref>
-After the problem happened, politicians has refrained from hooting during discussion, for example, about the budget in the House of Representatives.
+After the incident happened, politicians have refrained from hooting during discussions. Some people analyzed that the incident was likely to influence [[2020 Summer Olympics]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
-Some people analyzed that the incident was likely to influence [[2020 Summer Olympics]].
 ==See also==

v t e Prefectural assemblies of Japan
Hokkaido	Hokkaido
Tōhoku	Aomori Iwate Miyagi Akita Yamagata Fukushima
Kantō	Ibaraki Tochigi Gunma Saitama Chiba Tokyo Kanagawa
Chūbu	Niigata Toyama Ishikawa Fukui Yamanashi Nagano Gifu Shizuoka Aichi
Kansai	Mie Shiga Kyoto Osaka Hyogo Nara Wakayama
Chūgoku	Tottori Shimane Okayama Hiroshima Yamaguchi
Shikoku	Tokushima Kagawa Ehime Kochi
Kyushu	Fukuoka Saga Nagasaki Kumamoto Oita Miyazaki Kagoshima Okinawa

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