New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front row), here posing with members of his government, in Tokyo, October 1, 2024.
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New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front row), here posing with members of his government, in Tokyo, October 1, 2024.
JAPAN – The family photo was a little too embarrassing. The Japanese government admitted this Monday, October 7, to having retouched an official photo of the new executive to make the clothing of its members appear less slovenly, after mockery on social networks about their sagging pants.
Photographs taken by local media showed what appeared to be a scrap of white shirt peeking out from under the suits of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, in the front row in the photo at the top of the article and below.
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“It’s naughtier than a group photo of a senior club on a trip to a hot spring.” It’s totally embarrassing.”wrote a user on X.
However, in the official photo released by Shigeru Ishiba’s office (visible in the tweet below on the right), these imperfections had mysteriously disappeared, but not quickly enough to put an end to a flood of mockery pinning the “neglected government” on social networks.
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Princess Kate did the same thing
“Minor changes have been made” to the photos, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi agreed to journalists this Monday, while seeking to put the scope of the manipulation into perspective.
“Group photos taken during official events organized by the Prime Minister’s Office, such as the cabinet reshuffle, will be kept forever as souvenirs, so minor editing is usually done on these photos”he said.
In March in the United Kingdom, Princess Kate apologized after retouching a photo showing her with her children, the first official photo taken after a serious abdominal operation she underwent in January.
Instead of providing reassurance about his state of health, this altered photo raised many questions. “Like many amateur photographers, I sometimes try my hand at publishing”had justified the Princess of Wales in a press release, presenting “apologies for the confusion caused”.
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