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   Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jul-2024 10:00:09 JST Minoru Saba

   "Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has no plans to have a dog or cat for a pet at the prime minister's official residence, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said" (23 Dec 2021)
   https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/16967

   🔸Probably not the only reason that "only 10.4 percent of the Japanese public want Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to...continue serving as premier"🤔
   https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/06/f91271322455-urgent-104-of-respondents-want-pm-kishida-to-continue-to-serve-kyodo-poll.html
   #Japan #politics #pets

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     Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jul-2024 19:02:06 JST Minoru Saba

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     🔸Didn't help matters that the PM had to sack his right-hand man:
     "PM Fumio Kishida has decided to replace Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, effectively sacking him over allegations that he received off-the-books kickbacks taken from political party fundraising revenue"(9 Dec 2023)
     https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20231209-154565/
     #Japan #politics

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     Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 11-Jul-2024 19:07:27 JST Minoru Saba

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     🔸Also doesn't help to clear murky waters when:
     "Prosecutors decided Monday not to indict Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and seven other senior Liberal Democratic Party members over a political funds scandal that has dogged Japan's ruling party"
     without explaining why🙄
     https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20240709/p2g/00m/0na/003000c
     #Japan #politics