OSAKA Osaka Ishin no Kai, a regional political party, said it gave stern verbal warnings to five members who harassed others in the party, but it did not disclose details, citing privacy concerns.
The approval rating of the Cabinet fell further to 23 percent, and nearly 60 percent of voters want Fumio Kishida to resign as prime minister, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed.
A new political organization in Japan that opposes immigration, gender equality and the pacifist Constitution is gaining traction, particularly on social media, but its ultimate intentions remain unclear.
The ruling coalition on Dec. 13 used its overwhelming majority in the Diet to vote down an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida settled for Yoshimasa Hayashi to replace Hirokazu Matsuno as chief Cabinet secretary after his first choice rejected the offer, sources said.