Masahiro Imamura was forced to quit after remarks he made on Tuesday at a party for ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers and is the latest in a spate of ruling party politicians in trouble for their comments or behaviour.The Japanese minister overseeing the reconstruction of areas devastated by the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster has resigned after saying it was better the disaster struck the northeastern region instead of Tokyo.
Speaking of the costs incurred in the 9.0 earthquake that set off a massive tsunami and left nearly 20,000 dead or missing, Imamura said: "It was better that this happened in the northeast."
The comments came just weeks after Imamura set off a furore at a news conference by disparaging people who left Fukushima out of fear after the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, then shouting at a reporter and storming out of the room.
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