Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi strikes into “haunted” official residence

Japanese premiere Sanae Takaichi could have further hassle sleeping after she moved into the prime minister’s official residence, the place ghosts of Japanese troopers from a century in the past are reputed to reside.

Japan’s first lady prime minister transferred on Monday into the stone-and-brick mansion, which adjoins her workplaces in central Tokyo, greater than two months after taking workplace.

She had been staying in lodging for members of parliament however drew criticism for taking 35 minutes to get to her workplace after an enormous earthquake in early December.

Takaichi, 64, got here to energy with pledges to “work, work, work, work and work” and has mentioned that since taking workplace that she’s too busy to sleep greater than two to 4 hours an evening.

Opened in 1929, her new environment — its fashion impressed by U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s since-demolished Imperial Lodge throughout city — may additionally maintain her awake.]

It was the positioning of two tried coups within the Thirties when a number of high officers together with a chief minister have been assassinated by younger army officers.

Along with a minimum of one bullet gap, the ghosts of those that have been concerned are believed by some to have roamed the hallways ever since.

Takaichi’s predecessor, Shigeru Ishiba, additionally lived on the residence, which was renovated in 2005, and mentioned he wasn’t afraid of ghosts.

Earlier than him, Fumio Kishida reported seeing no phantoms and sleeping soundly.

Former premier Shinzo Abe — Takaichi’s former mentor — and Yoshihide Suga each lived elsewhere, leaving the supposed ghosts with out firm for 9 years till 2021.