Press Conference on the Issue of Sexual Harassment
Fumika Shiomura, a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
June 24, 2014, Tokyo, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo metropolitan assemblywoman, purses her lips upon arriving at Tokyo's Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan to attend a news conference on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. While asking questions about maternity support measures during the June 18 session, Shiomura was sexually taunted by a 51-year-old male assemblyman, which has instantly triggered such outrage both nationally and internationally. Akihiro Suzuki admitted that he had heckled Shiomura with sexist remarks and apologized to the 35-year-old opposition lawmaker on June 23. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-