The National Parliament Library investigated the patterns of interaction in committee meetings between Aug. 2008~Nov. 2012. Results uncovered four Liberal Democratic party politicians who have never made comments nor asked questions during committee meetings in the past four years. All four are senior politicians who are in their 10th terms at least. In reaction to the investigation’s results, the Liberal Democratic party office stated that the politicians in question were not being lazy, but rather encouraging junior politicians to interact and ask questions in the meetings. However, a National Parliament researcher from Tokyo University disagreed with this reasoning, stating that the senior politicians’ many years of experience has given them specialised knowledge that should be shared with the junior politicians, and the entire assembly. Across Kyushu and Okinawa, a total of 59 politicians are currently elected. Source: Nishinippon Shimbun Nov. 30
(Note: photo is not of these four. Used only for image purposes)
