Taro Kono, Minister of State for Digital Affairs, on November 7, 2022, responded to criticism about his wristwatch.
A watch distributed as a souvenir at the ASEAN 50th anniversary ceremony
It all started with a post from a Twitter user on the 7th. After watching the video of the program in which Mr. Kono appeared, he criticized “Taro Kono’s explanation is easy to understand, but I’m worried about the watch from wrist of Kinkira, the paddy field.
Kono replied to this post. Quoting the post, she posted a photo of her he watch and replied: “he IS bamboo”.
Mr. Kono’s “bamboo wristwatch” received similar criticism in 2019, claiming it was a “gold watch” and Mr. Kono replied in a tweet at the time, saying, “It’s made of bamboo, what is it? ” he is doing.
In an October 2017 tweet, Mr. Kono said of this watch: “This watch was distributed as a commemorative gift at the ASEAN 50th Anniversary Ceremony held in Manila, Philippines. I love it because it doesn’t make my atopy worse. . “
In response to this turmoil, the user who posted the post that started it apologized, saying, “I didn’t know that normally. I’m ashamed of my ignorance. At the same time, I deeply apologize to Taro Kono.
