From what I can tell, there's barely any difference between the edited and unedited photo.
Posted on 10/07/2024 6:29:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Japan's government admitted Monday manipulating an official photo of the new cabinet to make its members look less unkempt, after online mockery of their sagging trousers.
Images taken by local media showed what appeared to be an untidy patch of white shirt under the morning suits of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
In the official photo issued by Ishiba's office, these blemishes had mysteriously disappeared, but not quickly enough to stop a barrage of mockery of the "untidy cabinet" on social media.
"This is more hideous than a group picture of some kind of a seniors' club during a trip to a hot spring. It's utterly embarrassing," one user wrote on social media, the BBC reported.
Another user said it was clear the cabinet members were wearing suits in the incorrect size, the BBC reported.
"Minor editing was made," top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters on Monday, while seeking to deflect criticism of the manipulation.
"Group photos during official events of the prime minister's office, such as the cabinet reshuffle, will be preserved forever as memorabilia, so minor editing is customarily performed on these photos," he said.
In March, Catherine, Britain's Princess of Wales, apologized and said she had edited a photo with her children released by the palace.
The Mother's Day portrait of a smiling Kate included several inconsistencies and sparked a storm after major news agencies withdrew the photo saying it had been manipulated.
"Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing," Kate said in a statement. "I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused."
Better if they had stuck to kimonos...
I’d give you a ride but
I’ve got Karl Farbman in the car with me
“”This is more hideous than a group picture of some kind of a seniors’ club during a trip to a hot spring. It’s utterly embarrassing,” one user wrote on social media, the BBC reported.”
So says the network from a country that now makes the bar scene in Star Wars look like a gathering of identical people. At least Japan only puts QUALIFIED PEOPLE at the top of their government, unlike UK and most Western countries. And Japan PROSECUTES corruption (when the discover it), rather than DEFENDING and making excuses for it.
Front row centre guy doesn’t look too happy. Is he the PM?
Look closely at their faces.
Would you like some Oranges?
Ok, everybody in the onsen !!
We are talking about the most fastidious, precise, and ritualistic culture on the planet.
I want to know the name of the Geisha. LOL.
Went right from the bar.
gee. i wish we had ‘problems’ like the Japanese.
It’s like that cartoon thing in the newspaper where you need to spot the five differences!
The faces are all lightened up a bit, and several of them are moved so they aren’t hidden behind someone. I imagine there are other differences. I didn’t see much change in the saggy pants.
Makes sense that they would have saggy pants - those Japanese fella’s are pretty short!
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