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...so they aren't an actual idol group but a political party "Seijika Joshi 48 To" translates to "Party Politician Girls 48"), long story short seems the "NHK party" collapsed and what was left of them decided to merge with this other party, their political goal is to defunct "NHK" (Japan's version of the BBC)
their president is actress Ayaka Otsu and their candidate for the next elections is going to be ex HKT member Mao Yamamoto
kinda strange but i guess having former idols running as politicians is a "as expected from Japan" moment?
YouTuber-turned politician GaaSyy likely to be expelled from parliament
The lawmaker's probable dismissal comes after he failed to show up at a plenary session to apologize for — fittingly enough — failing to attend parliament.
www.japantimes.co.jp
NHK Party leader to step down over YouTuber member's absence from Japan's Diet - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Takashi Tachibana, the head of Japan's NHK Party, announced on March 8 that he would step down as leader to take responsibility for party mem
mainichi.jp