Lawmaker expelled from party over hostess bar visit amid emergency

An opposition lawmaker was expelled from his party Wednesday after admitting he visited a Tokyo hostess bar despite the capital being under a state of emergency to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a senior official said.House of Representatives member Takashi Takai, 50, of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, submitted a letter of resignation Tuesday after telling the party he went to the bar in Tokyo's Kabukicho adult entertainment district on April 9, CDPJ Secretary General Tetsuro Fukuyama said.However, the party refused his letter of resignation and expelled him instead.Unde…READ FULL ARTICLE