Japan's government admits doctoring Cabinet photo after online storm
The Japanese government on Monday said it doctored images of its new cabinet, following mockery from eagle-eyed social media users who spotted the editing over the untidy suits of the country’s top leaders.
TOKYO — It may not receive the same scrutiny as Britain's royal family, but the Japanese government was nonetheless forced to admit Monday that it had doctored photos of its new Cabinet following online mockery of their unkempt attire.
Eagle-eyed social media users had spotted the editing over the untidy suits of the country’s top officials.
The pictures, released by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office on his X page and taken by local media last week, show his and defense minister Gen Nakatani’s white shirts visibly poking out from under their suits in different angles.
But no shirt was visible in a frontal image later posted on Ishiba’s website, which caught the eye of some who blasted the Cabinet's unkempt attire.
When asked by reporters about the manipulated image on Monday, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said, “it did go through minor edits.”
Rating: 5