NHK Mie NEWS WEB - March 31, 19:29
Since March 28, the Mie Prefectural Assembly Secretariat has received over 3,000 emails threatening to kill Assembly Member Ayaka Yoshida, a Japanese Communist Party representative. The threats came after Yoshida posted on social media on March 25 requesting "installation of menstrual napkins in city office toilets."
The threatening emails contained statements such as "I will kill the assembly member who, at her age, doesn't carry emergency sanitary napkins." The prefecture is now consulting with police regarding appropriate measures.
Yoshida filed a police report on March 31 and stated at a press conference: "This is unacceptable behavior that intimidates assembly members from carrying out their duties. I seriously question whether my advocacy warrants death threats."
