"Battle Royale" actor and left-wing populist Reiwa party leader Taro Yamamoto tried to climb over lawmakers to stop the passing of an anti-refugee law through Japan's Upper House (via @mrjeffu) pic.twitter.com/HuPTMXvDef— Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) June 8, 2023
huh, i had a bit of a crush on him when i was a kid
had no idea he was a politician, let alone a lefty