Constitutional Democratic Party's Noriko Ishigaki Sues N Party Candidate for "Defamation over House of Councillors Election Poster"

Mainichi Shimbun

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On the 3rd, Noriko Ishigaki (50), a current member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, filed a complaint with the Miyagi Prefectural Police against the political group "NHK Party" for defamation, claiming that her reputation was damaged by false statements in the party's poster during the House of Councillors election. The revised Public Offices Election Act, which came into force in May, prohibits posters from containing content th…