Social media users said Seiji Kihara had bad manners and ‘more attitude than the prime minister’ but it was his mother’s comments that struck home
Kihara is shown looking upwards and then fixing his gaze on Kishida, who is standing a few metres in front of him. After realising he is on camera, Kihara adjusts his trousers and folds his hands in front of him.
He might have got away with the faux pas had the Asahi Shimbun newspaper not posted a clip on its Twitter account, sparking criticism from social media users.One accused him of bad manners, while another suggested that Kihara, a stocky man who lists his weight as 85kg on his Twitter profile, had “more attitude than the prime minister”.
In his defence, Kihara said he was the “sort of person who puts his hands in his pockets while walking” – although he was standing still during the incident – and that he was simply concentrating on Kishida’s comments so he could accurately brief the media on the outcome of the Biden summit.-US relations on display at the summit,” he said in an appearance on a YouTube political discussion channel, much to the amusement of the other guests.
The lower house MP is not the first politician to attract criticism for adopting the casual stance, which is considered rude inAn awkward-looking Boris Johnson was criticised for burying his hands in his suit jacket and trouser pockets at a Nato summit in Brussels in 2022, as he watched other leaders shake hands and engage in small talk.after congratulating Birhanu Legese, the winner of the men’s race in the Tokyo marathon.
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