Japanese politician offers official apology for saying town’s rice tastes bad

Japanese politician offers official apology for saying town’s rice tastes bad

in early July, Kanta Nakagawa, mayor of the town of Joetsu, became embroiled in scandal following a controversial statement. Many would say it was obvious that Nakagawa’s choice of words would incite anger, but sadly it’s not unusual for a high-ranking politician to lose sight of how their comments could be…