Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he has forced his son to resign as his executive policy secretary after his son used the prime minister's residence for a private party, prompting public outrage.
Photos published by the weekly Shukan Bunshun news magazine showed Mr Kishida's son, Shotaro, and other relatives posing on the residence's red-carpeted stairs, imitating the group photos of newly appointed cabinets, at a year-end party on December 30.
