Japanese Politician Sparks Outrage with Uterus Removal Proposal to Boost Birth Rate
Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the Conservative Party of Japan, sparked outrage with his radical proposals to address the country’s declining birth rate. During a podcast, he suggested policies including banning women over 18 from attending college, prohibiting marriage for women over 25, and even removing the uteruses of women over 30. While Hyakuta claims these were purely hypothetical, his co-host and senior party member Kaori Arimoto found the uterus removal suggestion too extreme, even hypothetically. After facing significant backlash, Hyakuta issued a public apology but defended himself, accusing media of taking his comments out of context. This is not the first time Hyakuta has been criticized for divisive statements, previously denying the Nanjing Massacre and opposing the LGBT Understanding Promotion Act.
John Q. Hosedrinker