The appearance of Mr. Shigeru Ishiba of the Liberal Democratic Party receiving the mask worn by his aide is reflected in the news program, and surprises are spreading on SNS.
The office responded to the interview that Mr. Ishiba wore a secretary’s mask because he was so upset by the obituary of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He acknowledged that it was inadequate in terms of hygiene.
“It was inappropriate both as an infection control measure and in terms of hygiene.”
On July 11, 2022, Mr. Abe’s commute was held at Zoujoji Temple (Minato-ku, Tokyo). Mr. Ishiba, who fought for the presidential election, and Mr. Toshihiro Nikai, who was the secretary general of the Abe administration, visited for consolation, and many media reported the situation. On Twitter, Mr. Ishiba’s appearance reported on the NTV video news site “NTV NEWS” is surprising.
In the video, Mr. Ishiba, who walks without wearing a mask, was presented with the mask that his aides had worn. Mr. Ishiba made a gesture to shape the mask he received, and the video was switched to another scene.
There was a widespread view among viewers that Mr. Ishiba wore a used mask from his aides, and there were a number of voices saying that he could not swallow the situation.
Mr. Ishiba’s Tokyo office responded to J-CAST News on the 12th as follows.
“As for the mask borrowing you pointed out, I wasn’t normal when I was in contact with Prime Minister Abe’s sudden obituary, so I left the mask itself and moved away from the vehicle I had on hand. I regret that it was inappropriate both in terms of infection control and hygiene. I will make every effort to prevent this from happening in the future. ”