From the country that gave the world ‘Bieber Fever,’ Canada’s ‘other Justin’ - heartthrob Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - has made quite a splash on his visit to Japan for the G7 summit.
Japanese media and his growing legions of female fans have been swooning over the 44-year-old premier, who celebrated his 11th wedding anniversary earlier this week by taking the day off to go on a romantic date with wife Sophie at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine.
Social media lit up, many users reposting photos of Canada’s first couple strolling hand in hand through the shrine’s pristine gardens, proving that even politicians have a soft side. Trudeau has been dubbed “ikemen shusho” - Japanese for “hunky PM” - by local media and fans, some of whom took to Twitter to post bare-chested photos of the premier, commenting on the “cool” tattoo of a raven on his left arm.
Others gleefully reposted photos that have appeared previously in the media of Trudeau boxing or in various yoga poses, with a young female fan still in high school commenting: “He looks like the actor Tom Cruise.”
While most Japanese fans cooed that Trudeau was “hot” or “gorgeous”, and another said he was “too perfect”, others praised him for using “personal funds” to stay in a traditional Japanese inn with his wife before heading to Ise-Shima for the Group of Seven summit.