Asia-Pacific

Japan PM fires son as aide after ‘inappropriate’ behaviour at official residence

Photographs of son and other relatives apparently pretending to hold a news conference at official residence spark uproar

Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has fired his son as aide after ‘inappropriate’ behaviour. File photograph: STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images
Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida has fired his son as aide after ‘inappropriate’ behaviour. File photograph: STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images
Tue May 30 2023 - 07:26

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