Women “would have their uteruses removed when they turn over 30,” Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the Conservative Party of Japan, said in a stream on his YouTube channel on Friday.

On the channel, he also said that he would make it law for “women who are single after 25 years old not to be allowed to marry.”

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Later, Hyakuta posted an apology on his X account. “I cannot deny that the expressions were too harsh,” he said. “I apologize for those who were offended.”

  • Flying SquidM
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    263 days ago

    Maybe a Japanese politician should be aware of his country’s history on the matter before discussing forced sterilization…

    • @[email protected]
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      33 days ago

      If he’s anything like American conservatives he probably appreciates the comparison more than anything