The prime minister’s support has been hurt by what critics say is a timid and sluggish response to the outbreak, and by widespread criticism that he has appeared tone deaf to the severity of the crisis in his own social media posts.
Abe’s wife, Akie, became a trending topic on Japanese Twitter on Thursday, with her name gaining more than 17,000 retweets by mid-morning after a weekly magazine said she had visited a shrine (＊usa-jingu shrine) in southwest Japan on March 15.
“If she got infected this way, would she get special treatment with high-class medical care?” said another user, although some people also defended her as a private citizen.
＊usa-jingu shrine Famous shrine in ohita pre and very famous come from [Monster Dokyo]
