Wakako Horimoto, a city council member of Fukuoka City, was questioned by the police for distributing leaflets in the name of a former member of the House of Representatives, stating that she had given a congratulatory speech at a ceremony held by the former Unification Church. Ms. Horimoto claims that she did not intend to impersonate the former member but will resign from the council for causing trouble. The person who distributed the flyers was Wakako Horimoto, a city council member elected in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, and a member of the Japan Restoration Association. Councilor Horimoto said, “I did not intend to impersonate him, but I wanted voters to know that a man had delivered a congratulatory speech at a ceremony of the former Unification Church. Source: NHK
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