Japan PM's Son Resigns Over Inappropriate Party at Official Residence

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's son, Shotaro Kishida, is resigning as his executive policy secretary after using the prime minister's residence for a private party that was exposed in magazine photos, causing public outrage. The younger Kishida invited a group of people, including relatives, to a year-end party on Dec. 30, and photos showed him and his relatives posing on red-carpeted stairs in an imitation of the group photos taken of newly appointed Cabinets. The appointment of Kishida's son was criticized as nepotism, and this is not the first time he has come under fire for making use of his official position for private activities.