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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he will remove his son from the position of his executive secretary amid mounting public outrage over a private party held at his official residence last year.
Kishida told reporters on Monday that his son, Shotaro, would step down as his executive secretary for political affairs due to inappropriate behaviour.
The move came after the weekly Shukan Bunshun magazine published photos showing Kishidas son and his relatives at the prime ministers official residence attending a year-end party on December 30.

The photos showed the guests posing on red-carpeted stairs in an imitation of the group photos taken of newly appointed Cabinets, with the younger Kishida at the centre the position reserved for the prime minister.

Other photos showed guests standing at a podium as if holding a news conference.

His behaviour at a public space was inappropriate as someone who is in an official position as a political aide. Ive decided to replace him for accountability, Kishida told reporters on Monday night.

He said his son will be replaced by another secretary, Takayoshi Yamamoto, on Thursday.

Kishida acknowledged that he had briefly greeted the guests, but said he did not stay at the dinner party.

He said he severely reprimanded his son for the event, but that failed to quell ongoing criticism from opposition legislators and public outrage, which have pushed down his support ratings.

Seiji Osaka, a senior legislator with Japans largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said the dismissal should have come earlier, Kyodo news agency reported.
This is too late. I suspect [Kishida] appointed someone who is not capable [of being the] prime ministers aide to the post, Osaka was quoted as saying.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno earlier called the sons party at the official residence inappropriate and promised to ensure proper management of the facility to prevent future misuse.

The nearly 100-year-old building was previously the prime ministers office and became the living quarters in 2005 when a new office was built.

Kishida appointed his son as policy secretary, one of eight secretary posts for the prime minister, in October. The appointment, seen as a step in grooming him as his heir, was criticised as nepotism, which is common in Japanese politics, long dominated by hereditary lawmakers.

Shotaro Kishida was previously his fathers private secretary.

It was not the first time Kishidas son has come under fire for making use of his official position for private activities. He was reprimanded for using embassy cars for private sightseeing in Britain and Paris and for buying souvenirs for cabinet members at a luxury department store in London when he accompanied his father on trips.

Kishida has also lost four ministers in three months over allegations of financial irregularities or links to the controversial Unification Church.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

The photos showed the guests posing on red-carpeted stairs in an imitation of the group photos taken of newly appointed Cabinets, with the younger Kishida at the centre the position reserved for the prime minister.

Other photos showed guests standing at a podium as if holding a news conference.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

Isn't it shame both to yourself and your family over there?

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^ basically, yes (picture on the right):

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I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

Nepotism sucks anyway

Has anyone checked Shotaro Kishida's laptop?

People overlook the problems with Japanese culture just because they like their media. I just can't see why they don't collectively take a look at themselves and say "is this really how we want to function?" Hard to enjoy this particular example of nepotism being undone when it's for such a bitch-ass reason.

I cant tell if this post is sarcasm or not

From what I understand, much of the younger generations are fully aware of the problems their society has, but have little power to change anything due to their culture's deference to their elders who also control everything.

Yep, most of the actual politicians and places of power are ran by people who would normally be on retirement here in the States.

Mitch McConnell is 7929 years old

From what I understand, much of the younger generations are fully aware of the problems their society has, but have little power to change anything due to their culture's deference to their elders who also control everything.