“Why can’t it be a woman?” Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara’s “45 seconds of silence” moment

Roughly speaking Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara's 45 seconds of silence during the deliberation of the Imperial House Law Amendment Bill became a hot topic. There is growing discomfort with the government's inability to immediately answer the question, "Why not women?" Keiko Hamada also expressed concerns about the provisions being reviewed after 30 years from the perspective of changes in public opinion. Read article