{"id":2441,"date":"2025-10-07T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2025-10-07T06:00:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T13:00:50","slug":"japanese-prime-minister-ishiba-wins-award-for-politician-who-wears-glasses-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2441","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba wins award for politician who wears glasses the best"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What better note is there for a Japanese PM to go out on?<\/span><\/p>\n

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The political legacy of the soon-to-be retired Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba<\/strong> will likely be spotty. Having overseen widespread inflation, particularly with the Japanese staple of rice, with little in the way of effective countermeasures, will likely reflect poorly on him. On the other hand, he seemed to have maneuvered his way through the tariff threats by Donald Trump relatively well.<\/p>\n

I personally found his opinions on the constitutionality of sending the military to attack Godzilla<\/a> to be astute, for whatever that\u2019s worth. But one thing everyone can seem to agree on is that he does look snappy in a pair of spectacles.<\/p>\n

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At least, I assume that\u2019s the case because on 1 October, Ishiba was honored with a Japan Best Dressed Eyes Award in the Politics category<\/strong>. These are one of a growing number of industry awards celebrating famous people who are known to wear their type of products, with the most famous being the Best Jeanist Awards<\/a>, going to the most prominently denim-clad celebrities in Japan.<\/p>\n

Ishiba attended the Japan Best Dressed Eyes Award ceremony in Ariake, Tokyo, alongside fellow winners actress Fumino Kimura, economist Yusuke Narita, and VTuber Hayato Kagami. In his acceptance speech, Ishiba remarked, \u201cThis is an unexpected award. Sometimes good things do happen in life.\u201d<\/strong> He then modeled several pairs of glasses that he won as part of his award, with the floating sunglasses being a particular standout.<\/p>\n\n

You\u2019d be forgiven for not watching Ishiba\u2019s appearances often, as he\u2019s not the most electrifying politician around, but he tends to appear in both Normal Mode and Glasses Mode from time to time. Ishiba also admitted during the ceremony that this was by design, explaining: \u201cI wear them to be less intimidating, even if it\u2019s just a little. Glasses convey a sense of both softness and seriousness.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25bc It\u2019s kind of interesting to see who he wears glasses with now. He\u2019s Normal Mode with now-disgraced South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u25bc \u2026and Glasses Mode with Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

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While trying on the glasses, many viewers were taken aback by seeing the normally stodgy PM with sunglasses on. There were several comments comparing him to the character Hancho from the Kaiji<\/em> series of gambling manga.<\/p>\n\n

Others simply didn\u2019t know what to make of it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEww.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cHe looks like a fake magician.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cThe bridge of his nose is good.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cHe looks like a sunfish.\u201d
\n\u201cJapanese prime ministers always look so happy after retiring.\u201d
\n<\/em>\u201cHe\u2019s all grown up now.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cI\u2026 don\u2019t hate it.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cHe does look good in glasses, and it annoys me.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cGood to see he\u2019s working hard in his final days.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cIs this an AI video? Ishiba would never get as wild as wearing sunglasses.\u201d<\/em>
\n\u201cI think he\u2019s settling into retirement well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He probably is looking forward to stepping down on some level. After all, despite the perks that come with being the head of government, it does have to suck being constantly blamed for everything wrong in the country, which is quite a bit these days.<\/p>\n

Perhaps he can walk away from politics altogether and leverage this award to become a glasses expert on TV news and variety programs, or if there\u2019s another live-action Kaiji<\/em><\/a> adaptation in the works, we can consider it cast.<\/p>\n

Source: Nikkei<\/a>, My Game News Flash<\/a><\/em>
\nTop image: PR Times<\/a><\/em>
\nInsert images: Wikipedia\/Prime Minister\u2019s Office Website 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a><\/em>
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