Kishida appoints eldest son as his executive secretary

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference that the appointment of Shotaro Kishida, 31, was decided based on "the person's personality and insight" and "the idea of putting the right person in the right place."

Undoubtedly, nobody in DaiNippon can executive secretary like Shotaro.

Nepotism has a way of overcoming notions of democracy and meritocracy.

The political class is so out of touch with reality, they don't even realize how actions like this appear to normal people.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a press conference that the appointment of Shotaro Kishida, 31, was decided based on "the person's personality and insight" and "the idea of putting the right person in the right place."

Matsuno also claimed there was nothing improper about there being only one bidder to organize Abe’s deification ceremony.

Corrupt, lying schmucks.

was decided based on "the person's personality and insight" and "the idea of putting the right person in the right place

Otherwise known as nepotism.

Purblind politicians, out of touch with their electorate and knowing it matters not a jot as they will get re-elected regardless.

Isn't it too much for his son with virtually no experience? The position is far from that of an intern. And have they done a clearance check about the link to the cult? :)

This is what we called shooting themselves in the foot. His recent suicidal political moves worried me. First it was the Abe funeral fiasco and now this.

Next PM after daddy retires?

Of course a father must know who has the best personality and insight to be his executive secretary. Besides, Fumio Kishida has known his eldest son Shotaro for thirty-one years and, obviously, Shotaro's good qualities

are overwhelming. His father should know. Should he not?

Hundreds of candidates to choose from. I doubt if his son was the most qualified. Nepotism at its finest.

The politicos in Japan haven’t a clue about the real world.

Nepotism, while not a crime might be associated with fraud.

How so?

Well, the best candidate for the job is unknown since no other interviews were set.

In business, bid rigging is an offense.

This certainly has the same feel to it.

At the very least by not having a clear and open process then fraud seems to be appropriate.

Kishida should be put up in charges for defrauding the Japanese taxpayers!

You are overdoing a little bit. This one case is still within normal probability ranges. Think it yourself, with so many secretary posts given anywhere, there is of course a probability that it is also given to a family member. You would be right complaining if many , the majority or all such posts would be given only to family members. And btw. yo7 also wouldn’t complain if the son of a doctor becomes a doctor too in the same hospital and later take it over, and the same for many other professions or workplaces or company leaders. So I would recommend to calm down a bit and not to overestimate it so much.

Kichi Kun, why the nepotism??..

Kishi.. lol !!..

Maybe because his son is the only one he can trust amidst all the back-stabbers?

Since Abe regime, Nepotism continues to contaminate politics and even destroy democracy in Japan.

Wow..just shows nothing has changed here since the daimyo days. Shameless nepotism and privilage bestowing by the LDP blue bloods is ever on display.

And Kishida just doesn't care. He doesn't even try to hide his nepotism. It's just right there in our faces. And its like "Yeah. And what are you going to do about it?"

Sven AsaiToday  10:34 am JST

You are overdoing a little bit. This one case is still within normal probability ranges. Think it yourself, with so many secretary posts given anywhere, there is of course a probability that it is also given to a family member.

It's pretty much standard practice in the LDP.

And btw. yo7 also wouldn’t complain if the son of a doctor becomes a doctor too in the same hospital and later take it over...

Totally false equivalency. The doctor's son in that case would also be a fully trained and qualified doctor. Politicians and their secretaries need no such qualifications.

.. and the same for many other professions or workplaces or company leaders.

I probably would complain actually.

So I would recommend to calm down a bit and not to overestimate it so much.

This isn't a small family business. It's institutionalised nepotism paid for with our taxes, and I bet leading politicians' secretaries don't come cheap. We'll respond whichever way we like.

Did not know it was legal to hire family members into political positions in Japan.

Even if legal, it should not be done.

Probably one of Japan's worst PM ever.

Democracy in Japan is nothing but cheap make-up trying to hide what is essentially a feudal society.

Hit the nail on the head! Well said blue! As usual.

Jind..

Did not know it was legal to hire family members into political positions in Japan.

Legal? Not only is it legal it is actually the norm. Japan is still very much a feudal system, especially in the countryside.

I criticized Trump for nepotism, and now do the same for Kishida. It may work well in autocratic systems where you trust nobody but family. But in democracies it is a very bad look. Trump should not have gotten away with it during his failed presidency and Kishida should reverse this decision as soon as possible. He probably wont and it will forever stain his term as leader.

I was wondering if there was a Japanese word for nepotism ?

Google suggests.... 縁故主義

DeepL suggests: ネオティズム

Yandex translate (gives the same as google).

I was wondering if there was a Japanese word for nepotism ?

縁故主義 (enko shugi)

Seems that it's a long standing tradition:

https://www.tokyoweekender.com/2021/10/frankly-nepotism-is-built-into-the-japanese-political-system/

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/10/25/national/diet-nepotism-birthright-of-passage/

Hard to be sure, since given the misinformation seeded by external parties, one can never be sure of what one reads from a single source these days.

Oh good……..

I guess he has three sons?

It’s just a matter of time till he finds two more fake positions for his other useless sons.

Where’d they find this fool, Kishida anyways?

Might as well find a position for his cousins and pets as well, what’s the difference?

Have them all embezzle tax money together, for a faster haul.