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SHOTARO KISHIDA

JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2023
Kishida to remove son as political secretary over party photo controversy
Images showed Shotaro Kishida and relatives having photos taken at symbolically important locations in the prime minister¡¯s residence, with their behavior deemed inappropriate.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 6, 2023
Shotaro Kishida scandal puts focus on policy affairs secretary role
The role¡¯s closeness to the prime minister can give the holder a lot of influence, and the controversy has again raised questions about the younger Kishida¡¯s suitability for the job.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2023
Kishida¡¯s son in hot seat over shopping during official trips overseas
Kishida says his son, who is also the prime minister¡¯s executive secretary, was buying souvenirs on his behalf, which would be considered part of his official duties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2022
Nepotism and Â鶹´«Ã½ political dynasties
The appointment of Fumio Kishida¡¯s son as an executive secretary in the Prime Minister¡¯s Office has prompted a backlash and is raising questions about nepotism.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2022
Kishida administration defends appointment of prime minister¡¯s son as senior aide
While placing family members in influential government positions isn¡¯t rare, even among democracies, hereditary politics is particularly entrenched in Japan.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
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