Aide to Japan’s Prime Minister scolded by ‘ashamed’ mom for putting his hands in pockets during an U.S. trip

Seiji Kihara, a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party, wears a sash bearing his name during his national election campaign at a train station in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. (Credit: Yuriko Nakao/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

A senior Japanese lawmaker in his fifties has revealed his mother gave him a telling off after he was filmed with his hands in his pockets as he carried out official duties during a trip to America.

Seiji Kihara, Japan’s deputy chief cabinet secretary, was caught on camera with his hands in his pockets as he stood behind Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who was speaking to reporters after a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.