SocietyJapanese prime minister, defense minister under fire over staged earthquake relief photos
Photos released after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto have drawn online criticism, with Japanese users accusing Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s offices of staging publicity images during the disaster. Critics said the poses and low-angle composition appeared designed to make officials look imposing. Takaichi said the death toll had reached 13.
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Japanese prime minister, defense minister under fire over staged earthquake relief photos