Transport minister inspired by Japanese manga hero Astro Boy
Transport minister inspired by Japanese manga hero Astro Boy
2026-03-26
Astro Boy is a Japanese manga character with a strong sense of justice. He’s adored by many Taiwanese born in the 1960s and 1970s. Minister of Transportation and Communications Chen Shih-kai is no exception. Chen has a large collection of Astro Boy figurines, some of which can be found in his ministerial office. He says Astro Boy is his main inspiration when he fights for improved traffic safety. Let’s find out more.
Striking a muscular pose to the familiar theme song, Astro Boy brings back nostalgic memories for Taiwanese born in the 1960s and 1970s. Astro Boy dressed in shorts and sporting a hairstyle like a helmet has been the favorite of transport minister Chen Shih-kai from boyhood to adulthood.
- First, he is wearing clothes, because many Astro Boy characters are in a more original state without clothes, like this.
The minister’s office is full of Astro Boys figurines: in jumpsuits and raincoats and Lego versions, both colorful and all-white versions. They accompany him while he works. This doesn’t even include the minister’s personal collection. Astro Boy’s spirit has been a constant theme throughout Chen’s career.
Chen Shih-kai
Minister of Transportation and Communications
In the animated series, he’s always helping people solve problems. He sees what difficulties people are facing and then he goes to help them. He’s very capable and energetic. His power is inexhaustible. One of the characteristics of Astro Boy is that no matter what episode it is, he’s still a child. That also means you need to stay true to your original ideals.
Chen Shih-kai revealed that whenever he is busy with official duties or feels a little dejected, looking at Astro Boy gives him energy.
Chen Shih-kai
Minister of Transportation and Communications
In the story, if you’ve seen it, Astro Boy is always saving lives. We hope that Taiwan’s traffic can be made safer. I believe Astro Boy is telling me that we should save people. The risks people face on the road shouldn’t be so high. We need to find ways to reduce the risks for everyone, reduce traffic accidents, and keep the number of traffic fatalities decreasing.
After taking office, Chen Shih-kai declared war on dangerous situations facing pedestrians. The country’s important transportation infrastructure projects were also completed one after another. Chen brought the “Astro Boy” philosophy to the Ministry of Transportations and Communications, protecting public traffic safety and establishing convenient transportation.
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"原子小金剛"精神帶入交通部! 交長陳世凱秀收藏
2026-03-26
富有正義感、行動力超強的原子小金剛，是不少五六年級生的童年回憶。而交通部長陳世凱，更是原子小金剛的超級大粉絲！10多年來，蒐集了近30個小金剛模型。他還透露，在公務繁忙時，會抬頭看一眼小金剛，獲得能量。因為原子小金剛精神，更是他投入公領域的，重要理念。
比出強壯姿勢，搭配上熟悉的主題曲，六、七年級生們的回憶，穿著短褲、頭頂安全帽髮型的原子小金剛，正是交通部長陳世凱，從小到大的最愛。
“第一他有穿衣服，因為很多原子小金剛，是在沒有穿衣服的狀態，像比較原始的狀態，就是像這樣”
連身衣小金剛、雨衣小金剛，還有彩色跟全白的樂高小金剛，在部長辦公室，陪上班，這都還沒算上部長家中的收藏。小金剛精神，更貫穿了，陳世凱的公職生涯。
[[交通部長 陳世凱]]
“(動畫)都是他在幫民眾解決問題，看到民眾有什麼困難，然後他就去幫助人家，他很有能力，然後也很有元氣，他的電力是用不完，原子小金剛有個特色，不管演到哪一集，他都還是一個小孩子的樣子，那也表示說你要維持那個初心”
陳世凱透露，每當公務繁忙，或有些沮喪時，看看小金剛，就能獲得能量！
[[交通部長 陳世凱]]
“原子小金剛其實在故事裡面，如果大家有看的話，他一直在救人命，那我們希望臺灣的交通，可以做得更安全，那我相信原子小金剛，有告訴我說，我們要去拯救民眾，不要讓民眾在道路上面的風險這麼的高，我們要想辦法降低所有人的風險，讓這個交通的事故少一點，讓交通的死亡的人數，能夠一直下降”
陳世凱上任後，向行人地獄宣戰，國家的重要交通建設也陸續完工。他把小金剛哲學，帶進交通部，守護民眾交通安全、也建立便捷交通。
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