Taku Yamazoe (Japanese: 山添 拓, born 20 November 1984, Kyoto Prefecture) is a member of the Japanese Communist Party serving as member of the House of Councillors from Tokyo, where he was elected with 10.7% of the vote in 2016. He was educated at the University of Tokyo and at Waseda Law School, in 2007 and 2010 respectively. In 2010, he passed the National Bar Examination and became a lawyer in 2011.[1] During his time as a lawyer, he represented workers that worked at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.[2] Yamazoe is a supporter of LGBT rights.[3]

Railway incident

On 16 September 2021, police accused Yamazoe, who is a railway photography enthusiast, of having trespassed on the Chichibu Main Line on 3 November 2020.[4] The case was ultimately dropped on 30 September 2021. The subsequent media coverage and handling of the case by the police made several media outlets speculate whether the disproportionate reportage was due to the political affiliation of Yamazoe and the medias' perception of opposition parties like the JCP.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr.YAMAZOE Taku：House of Councillors". www.sangiin.go.jp.
  2. ↑ "Worker: Japan nuke crisis crew not told of danger". US News & World Report. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ↑ http://takureinoroom.com/2017/05/09/tokyo-rainbow-pride-2017/
  4. ↑ "JCP lawmaker and train buff accused of trespassing". The Asahi Shimbun. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Brasor, Philip (9 October 2021). "Japanese Communist Party struggles to shake image tied to its name". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.


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