Kishida’s Support Peaks Out as Scandal Tarnishes G-7 Glow

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet stalled in some media polls, with a scandal involving his son adding to the problems starting to overshadow the kudos he gained for hosting the Group of Seven summit.

The premier was last week forced to rebuke his son Shotaro, who acts as his secretary, after photos emerged in a magazine showing him posing with relatives at a party at the premier’s official residence. Some of the shots showed Shotaro standing on the stairs where cabinet members take their official photos.