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Abe´s support rate drops to new low
(cctv.com)
Updated: 2007-07-03 15:36
July 3 - Japanese Defense Minister, Fumio Kyuma, has sparked public
outrage by saying that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was
inevitable and the only way of ending World War II. Prime Minister,
Shinzo Abe, is now being forced to reprimand his defense minister.
The Kyodo News agency reported that Defense Minister, Fumio Kyuma, said
in a speech, that the bombing on Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused great
suffering in the city, but said he did not resent the US, because the
bomb prevented the Soviet Union from entering the war with Japan.
The comments have offended the survivors.
Kyuma apologized, but opposition lawmakers called for his resignation.
The Prime Minister has urged Kyuma to "take strict care with his
remarks," but said the minister is not expected to resign.
The remarks have dampened Abe as his cabinet's support rate has fallen
below the critical 30 percent level in a poll weeks before an upper house
election.
This is the first time a Japanese Prime Minister's support rate had
fallen this low, since 2001.
And, it comes at a time when government mismanagement of pension records
and voter concern about political corruption has left Abe struggling to
win back support.
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