Masayuki Aoyama

Masayuki Aoyama (青山雅幸, Aoyama Masayuki, born 1962) is a Japanese attorney and politician who represents Shizuoka Prefecture in the House of Representatives.

Aoyama was born in Shizuoka City and graduated from the faculty of law at Tohoku University. He practiced as an attorney before entering politics, and served as deputy chair of the Shizuoka Bar Association, among other posts.[1] He was particularly active in representing plaintiffs in claims against the government related to hepatitis B infections and the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant.[2]

Political career

Aoyama ran in the 2017 general election as a Constitutional Democratic Party candidate in the Shizuoka 1st district, and won a seat in the House of Representatives through the proportional representation ticket.[2]

Days after the election, the weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun published allegations by a secretary at Aoyama's law firm that he had made inappropriate sexual advances against her, including groping her leg in the back seat of a taxi.[2] Aoyama issued an apology while denying some of the harassment claims. He was indefinitely suspended from CDP membership on October 26.[3]

References
  1. "プロフィール | 青山まさゆき（雅幸）公式ウェブサイト". www.aoyama-masayuki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. "立憲民主党・青山雅幸議員の"セクハラ"を秘書が告発". 文春オンライン (in Japanese). 2017-11-02. Archived from the original on 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  3. "CDP set to suspend new lawmaker Aoyama after release of sexual harassment article". Mainichi Daily News. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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