Former Secretary of Congressman Mizuho Umemura, Arrested for Attempted Murder but Rehired, Now Says, “Pay 5 Million Yen!” She filed a lawsuit against her friend.

The Japan Innovation Party increased its number of seats in the Kansai region in the first half of the nationwide local elections, winning a solo majority in the Osaka Prefectural Assembly and City Assembly, as well as in the race for the governorship of Nara Prefecture. In the second half of the election, the Japan Restoration Association also increased its seats in the Tokyo metropolitan area and won 774 seats nationwide. While the party seems to be enjoying the spring of its own life, a new spark is smoldering under the feet of the party.

The Japan Innovation Party rehired a secretary who was arrested for attempted murder as a party official, an incident reported by Friday Digital in June 2010.

Let us look back at the circumstances.

In April 2009, Mr. A, the first secretary to House of Councilors member Mizuho Umemura (44), was invited to a housewarming party for his friend B, who lived in Osaka Prefecture. The friend and Mr. A are the same age. They enjoyed the party with their families, but after going to a nearby bar and returning to the newly built house, Mr. A became intoxicated and had an argument with Mr. B. It was around 1:00 a.m. when Mr. A and Mr. B were both in the same age group. It was around 1 am.

Mr. C, another classmate, and Mr. D, an acquaintance of Mr. A’s brother, were also at the party, and they all told Mr. A that he had been drinking and that he should call a representative to take him home. But then an unbelievable tragedy occurred.

As soon as B went outside to see what was going on, he was hit by A. A seemed to have hit B twice, and once more there was a sudden braking sound. In a panic, Mr. C and Ms. D ran out the front door to find B bouncing on the hood, A had pulled him down onto the street, mounted him, and beat him to a pulp. Mr. D kicked the rampaging A in the face and pulled him away from B. A police officer arrived after receiving a 110 call, but by then everyone had cooled down, so he told them that they were friends and would talk it out among themselves and that he was drunk, and once the officer left,” said a friend of Mr. B.