Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dropped the post of special adviser for international human rights issues during the recent Cabinet reshuffle, a move that critics say may send the wrong message to the world.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to undergo endoscopic surgery for nasal congestion at a hospital in Tokyo on Saturday, the top government spokesman said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said at a regular press conference on Friday that he will step in for Kishida, who will be placed…