Japan lawmaker who made Russia war remarks to join anti-NHK party

An independent lawmaker who drew ire earlier this year over his remarks suggesting the need for Japan to wage war with Russia said Monday he will join a tiny party trying to crush the country's public broadcaster NHK.Hodaka Maruyama, who was expelled from the Japan Innovation Party, said he has accepted a request made Thursday by the leader of NHK Kara Kokumin Wo Mamoru To (the party to protect the people from NHK), which won a Diet seat for the first time in the July 21 upper house election.On a visit to one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido in May, Maruyama -- who had been drinkin…READ FULL ARTICLE