岸田首相、公邸への入居検討　官邸に隣接、歴代首相に不人気

　岸田文雄首相が首相公邸への入居を検討していることが１７日、分かった。公邸は現在の首相官邸の隣に旧官邸を改修して２００５年に整備されたが、歴代首相には不人気で、安倍晋三元首相や菅義偉前首相は公邸には住んでいなかった。
　首相は現在、官邸から車で数分の衆院議員宿舎に裕子夫人と住む。最近、秘書官らを連れ、公邸を下見した。首相は周辺に危機管理や警備の観点から、「住まなきゃいけないかな」と漏らしているという。一方で、首相周辺には「職場に閉じ込められるようだ」と住環境を懸念する声もある。
　安倍元首相は第２次政権以来、車で約１５分の距離にある東京都内の私邸から通い続け、菅前首相も議員宿舎に住み続けた。最後に公邸に住んだ野田佳彦元首相（立憲民主党）は安倍氏や菅氏に対し「首都直下地震が起これば、官邸にたどり着けない」などと危機管理上の問題を繰り返し追及してきた。
　公邸をめぐっては、旧官邸当時の１９３２年に、五・一五事件で犬養毅首相が青年将校の凶弾に倒れ、３６年の二・二六事件では岡田啓介首相が危うく難を逃れたものの、義弟が暗殺された。こうした歴史から、「夜中に重い靴の音が聞こえる」といったうわさも語り継がれている。（2021/11/18-07:04）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering moving into the official residence for the national leader, it has been learned.
   The residence, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward and neighboring the prime minister's office, was unpopular among past leaders. It was unoccupied during the administrations of Kishida's two immediate predecessors--Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga.
   Kishida, who took office early last month, and his wife, Yuko, currently live in the dormitory for members of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, or parliament. The dormitory is several minutes from the prime minister's office by car.
   He recently toured the official residence, which was created by renovating the former office for the prime minister in 2005. Kishida is believed to have told people close to him that he feels he may have to live in the official residence in light of crisis management and for security reasons, while some have expressed concerns that moving into the residence may make Kishida feel like he is trapped in his workplace.
   During his second stint as prime minister from December 2012, Abe commuted to work from his private residence in Tokyo some 15 minutes away by car. Suga lived in the Lower House members' dormitory while he was in office as prime minister for a little more than a year until early October 2021.