Acting Representative of the Chiba Prefectural Democratic Party for the People, Mr. Okano, Resigns After Misappropriating Proportional Representation Candidate's Flag

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On the 21st, Junko Okano, a member of the House of Representatives of the Chiba Prefectural Federation of the Democratic Party for the People, announced on her Twitter account that she had resigned as acting representative of the prefecture. She took responsibility for using a proportional candidate's flag in a street speech in the Chiba electoral district during the House of Councillors election. She apologized, saying, "Although this was a mis…