Japanese YouTuber MP GaaSyy expelled from parliament for missing work
TL;DR
Yoshikazu Higashitani, a celebrity gossip YouTuber turned MP, has been expelled from Japan's parliament for never attending a single day of parliament sessions since being elected to office seven months ago. He is better known as GaaSyy on YouTube. The parliament's discipline committee stripped him of his status because of the continued absence. He is believed to be living in the United Arab Emirates and has so far refused to attend parliament because he fears being arrested over fraud allegations and defamation claims from celebrities.
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- YouTuber-turned-lawmaker GaaSyy loses seat in Japan's parliament The Japan Times
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