According to "Guoshi Direct" on the 22nd, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda posted on a social media platform that she plans to move into the Prime Minister's Official Residence soon.

In her post, she mentioned, "Since taking office, due to the parliamentary agenda and diplomatic process, time has passed quickly without time to catch my breath. I have prioritized addressing rising prices, and I am working tirelessly every day to achieve a strong economy and a powerful diplomacy and security. I plan to leave the dormitory I have become accustomed to and move into the Prime Minister's Official Residence soon."

Some media expect that Takeda will move into the Prime Minister's Official Residence during the period from the end of this year to early next year, and is currently preparing for it.

She currently lives with her husband, Takahiro Yamamoto, a former member of the House of Representatives who uses a wheelchair, in the Member's Dormitory. The distance between the dormitory and the official residence is about 500 meters, and she commutes by official car. The Prime Minister's Official Residence has been modified to be accessible, and Yamamoto will move in with her.

Takeda had previously expressed a desire to "move" earlier this month, when she stated at a budget committee hearing on July 7th, "The diplomatic process and parliamentary review are constantly ongoing. Not only do I have no time to pack my belongings, but I also hardly have any sleep time. I hope to move as soon as possible." After the closing of the special session of the Diet on the 17th of this month, she finally had time to move.

The place where the Japanese Prime Minister works is called the "official residence," while the place where the Prime Minister lives is called the "official home." The Prime Minister's Official Residence is adjacent to the official residence, just a one-minute walk away, and both are located at 3-1, Nihonbashi-Higashi, Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.

According to previous reports, the official residence built in 1929 is known as a "haunted house" in Japan, having witnessed several major murder cases:

On May 15, 1932, the then Prime Minister, Hiranuma Kiichirō, was killed here;

On February 26, 1936, the secretary and brother-in-law of the then Prime Minister, Kōdō Keisuke, was mistakenly killed because he looked similar to Kōdō;

From 2000 to 2001, the then Prime Minister, Mori Yoshiro, insisted, "There are mice, snakes, and ghosts there," due to strange noises in his room.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi Jun'ichirō is said to have secretly invited a priest to "exorcise" the house;

Shinzo Abe refused to move into the official residence during his second term;

His successor, Shinjiro Koizumi, also admitted being afraid to live in the official residence.

In late 2021, after frequently being criticized for being late, Yasuo Fukuda finally decided to move into the long-unused Prime Minister's Official Residence. Later, Ishiba Shigeru also moved in.

The report mentions that in the political nerve center of Tokyo, Nagatacho, there is an old saying: "If the Prime Minister moves into the official residence, it means his term will end soon."

Among the seven former Prime Ministers who lived in the official residence, except for Koizumi, the other six were forced to resign within about one year. When Abe served his second term, he did not move into the official residence, and his tenure lasted 7 years and 9 months, the longest in Japanese history.

Source: Guoshi Direct

Original: toutiao.com/article/7586846294413492790/

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