Japan's Prime Minister fires son after party at official residence triggers public outrage
Fumio Kishida has been dogged by a number of scandals since becoming prime minister in 2021,The scandal has revived a long-standing issue with nepotism in Japanese politics. Kishida appointed his son, who was his private secretary, to the government post in October. Kenta Izumi, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, at the time hadsaid the appointment of Kishida’s son “had a strong element of intermingling public and private interests.
Despite the backlash, however, Kishida is likely to emerge unscathed, says Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Tokyo’s Temple University. “[Prime Minister Kishida] has weathered losing several Cabinet ministers, getting whacked by the Moonies scandal, popularity rating plunging, and he has recovered, clawed his way back,” he said.
While there’s no doubt about the embarrassment this may cause Kishida, Kingston believes Japan’s public is numbed to such scandals as several of Kishida’s predecessors, including Yoshihide Suga and the“Many Japanese politicians are guilty of far more egregious offenses than this that are harmful to the public interest,” Kingston said. “This is just a son who was in over his head. His father was trying to help promote his political career.
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