Unlike Japan and Korea, use within parliament is prohibited.
“You have to follow the rules” or “What’s wrong?” is divided.
Taro Kono (河野太郎), a Japanese digital merchant, took out his smartphone to search while answering questions at the National Assembly, and was stopped by the chairman of the standing committee in charge. In Japan, there is a regulation banning the use of smartphones within the National Assembly.
Kono Digital, who appeared before the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors (Senate) on the 27th, took out his smartphone after being asked by an opposition party member, “Who was the foreign minister in March 2019?” As soon as Kono Digital Merchant was about to search, saying, “I’ll check it out in a moment,” the chairperson who was presiding over the room said, “Smartphones are a little…” “He stopped him. Kono Digital then replied, “I can’t (use a smart phone),” and put his smart phone in his pocket.
Regarding this day’s episode, there are conflicting opinions on Japanese social media, such as criticism that “there is a problem with the attitude of using smartphones while ignoring the rules” and “what’s wrong with using smartphones to check facts?”
Unlike the Korean National Assembly, calls or searches using mobile phones are prohibited in the Japanese National Assembly. In Korea, politicians often cause controversy when their photos are taken while exchanging text messages or browsing smartphones in the main conference hall, but it is difficult to imagine such a scene in Japan.
Kono Digital is a powerful politician who is considered a candidate for the next prime minister. During the 2020 Administrative Reform Award, he attracted attention for arguing that Japan’s unique culture of stamping should be eliminated in favor of digital administration. Social media X (formerly Twitter) has 2.63 million followers.
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Source: Donga
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