Local media captured photos of the incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, and his minister of defense, revealing little white shirt patches beneath their jackets.
But in the official photo provided by the prime minister’s office on Thursday, the untidiness had disappeared.
A government spokesman said on Monday that “minor editing was made” to the photograph following a barrage of internet jokes.
The Japanese Prime Minister’s Office and Newscom/Alamy Live News a composite image that compares the identical photo that was taken by the Japanese government and the media, allowing one to observe how the image was altered.Alamy Live News on Newscom.
