A councilman is suing the city of Oita in Japan after the council refused to allow him to wear his professional wrestling facemask in official meetings. The councilman, known by his professional wrestling moniker 'Skull Reaper A-ji', was first elected to a seat on the city council in 2013 with a campaign demanding educational reform and improved social welfare facilities. But city councillors immediately protested against his decision to wear his professional wrestling attire and the council promptly banned him from doing so. Skull Reaper A-ji is not only a professional wrestler, but also a councilman in Oita City, Japan. Professional wrestling, or 'Puroresu', is a widely-enjoyed sport in Japan and took off in the 1960s and 1970s after a sumo wrestler began to organise professional wrestling tournaments.

Source: Daily Mail July 05, 2021 14:23 UTC