Lawyer Chino Kikuma says about the National Democratic Party Representative Tamaki’s scandal, “If the report had come out before the House of Representatives election, the outcome would have been different.” – Sponichi Sponichi Annex Society

Chino Kikuma (52), a former Fuji TV announcer and lawyer, appeared on TV Asahi’s “Shinichi Hatori Morning Show” (Monday-Friday 8:00 am) on the 12th. He was referring to Yuichiro Tamaki (55), representative of the Democratic Party of the People, who apologized at a press conference in response to reports that he had an affair.

On the 11th, some weekly magazine websites reported that Mr. Tamaki was allegedly having a secret meeting at a hotel with the entertainer Miyuki Koizumi (39), who serves as the Takamatsu City Tourism Ambassador. In response to the report, he held a press conference in the Diet and acknowledged that it was “mostly true” and apologized. At the same time, he ruled out resigning as a member, saying, “I want to give back with a good job.”

Kikuma commented, “I feel like if this report had come out before the House of Representatives election, the outcome would have been different.” She went on to say, “I don’t think it’s okay for me to say that I should immediately resign just because this suddenly came out, because it’s a personal and private matter.” Although he disagreed, he said, “It’s also true that he had been betraying his family for a long time, and that he had treated the other woman in a way that was dishonest.”

He went on to say, “I thought he was the kind of person who would lie to so many people for his own desires,” and added, “Of course his family is the same way, and I don’t know what the voters think.” I guess it’s a matter of whether you see it or not,” he said in his personal opinion.

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