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Abe cuts press availability drastically

October 2nd, 2006 by Adamu		 Adamu

One availability for (establishment) reporters while standing, down from 2 in the Koizumi days; and no more answering questions while walking.

So he really is modeling his administration after the White House!

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    • One Response to 'Abe cuts press availability drastically'

    1. Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Abe’s not getting along with the press Says:
      December 22nd, 2006 at 1:12 pm

      [...] I noted back in October that Abe decided to cut in half his daily press availabilities from 2 to 1. The reports offered no real explanation for the change, but it was significant enough to get reported in the first place. Instead, he is relying on his PR double team of Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki and Special Advisor Hiroshige Seko to deal with the press while he does the awesome prime minister stuff like eat school lunches. [...]

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