Prime Minister Abe & his right-wing confederates eagerly grabbed control of
Japan's top civil servants via his Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs from mid-2014, so now should take responsibility
for criminal misconduct and bureaucratic corruption.
The Japan Times explained (link): Until 2014, top ministry officials recommended most high-level bureaucratic appointments. But since creation of the Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs (内閣人事局), Abe & his aides now directly screen & appoint the top 600 bureaucrats. Japan's once powerful civil servant class became more obedient to lawmakers, increasingly catering to the interests of the politicians controlling their careers.
The Japan Times explained (link): Until 2014, top ministry officials recommended most high-level bureaucratic appointments. But since creation of the Cabinet Bureau of Personnel Affairs (内閣人事局), Abe & his aides now directly screen & appoint the top 600 bureaucrats. Japan's once powerful civil servant class became more obedient to lawmakers, increasingly catering to the interests of the politicians controlling their careers.
