22-04-2023, 01:42 PM
According to the records, Kimura filed a lawsuit with the Kobe District Court in June last year, seeking 100,000 yen ($740) in damages for mental distress after he was unable to file candidacy for a House of Councillors election held the following month.
He claimed the requirement of being at least 30 years old and paying a 3 million yen deposit to run in the election violated the Constitution that guarantees equality under the law.
Kimura also submitted a document criticizing Kishida's Cabinet for holding a state funeral for the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying the event was "forced through with only Cabinet approval" and without parliamentary deliberations, adding "such a challenge to democracy cannot be tolerated."
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He claimed the requirement of being at least 30 years old and paying a 3 million yen deposit to run in the election violated the Constitution that guarantees equality under the law.
Kimura also submitted a document criticizing Kishida's Cabinet for holding a state funeral for the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying the event was "forced through with only Cabinet approval" and without parliamentary deliberations, adding "such a challenge to democracy cannot be tolerated."
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/...ystem.html