Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (C front), a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the opposition Your Party, speaks to reporters at the metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014, after Akihiro Suzuki, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party assembly member, apologized to her for recent sexist heckling. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ends a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (R), a Tokyo metropolitan assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes to Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assembly member, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, for subjecting her to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki made the remarks while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (R), a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes to Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assembly member, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, for subjecting her to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

E

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura (C), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from the opposition Your Party, ends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. The previous day, a male assembly member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admitted heckling Shiomura with sexist remarks during a session of the assembly.

E

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura (far R, facing the camera), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from the opposition Your Party, is seen ahead of a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. The previous day, a male assembly member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admitted heckling Shiomura with sexist remarks during a session of the assembly.

E

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from the opposition Your Party, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. The previous day, a male assembly member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admitted heckling Shiomura with sexist remarks during a session of the assembly.

E

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura (C), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from the opposition Your Party, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. The previous day, a male assembly member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admitted heckling Shiomura with sexist remarks during a session of the assembly.

E

Tokyo assembly member subjected to sexist heckles

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member, speaks with reporters in Tokyo on June 20, 2014, before submitting a written request to the assembly speaker asking him to take punitive measures over sexist remarks she was subjected to during an assembly session. Shiomura, a 35-year-old Your Party assembly member, was ridiculed during a session on June 18 while she was posing questions on maternity support measures. The hecklers said, "You should get married first," and, "Can't you have babies?"

E

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura (far R, facing the camera), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from the opposition Your Party, is seen ahead of a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. The previous day, a male assembly member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admitted heckling Shiomura with sexist remarks during a session of the assembly. (Kyodo)

E

Tokyo assemblywoman subjected to sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura (C), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly from the opposition Your Party, ends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 24, 2014. The previous day, a male assembly member from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party admitted heckling Shiomura with sexist remarks during a session of the assembly. (Kyodo)

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (C front), a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures. (Kyodo)

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures. (Kyodo)

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (R), a Tokyo metropolitan assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes to Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assembly member, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, for subjecting her to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki made the remarks while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures. (Kyodo)

E

LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (R), a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes to Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assembly member, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, for subjecting her to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures. (Kyodo)

E

Tokyo assembly member subjected to sexist heckles

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member, speaks with reporters in Tokyo on June 20, 2014, before submitting a written request to the assembly speaker asking him to take punitive measures over sexist remarks she was subjected to during an assembly session. Shiomura, a 35-year-old Your Party assembly member, was ridiculed during a session on June 18 while she was posing questions on maternity support measures. The hecklers said, "You should get married first," and, "Can't you have babies?" (Kyodo)