US EditionNoto Assemblies Urge LDP Lawmaker to Step Down over Quake Gaffe
NOTO PENINSULA, ISHIKAWA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, JUL 12 – Assemblies from four municipalities on the Noto Peninsula demand LDP lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho resign after his remark about the Jan. 1 earthquake offended many, officials said.
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Japanese LDP lawmaker to quit upper house panel post over quake gaffe
A senior ruling party lawmaker plans to step down from a key post in the upper house after coming under fire for describing last year's massive earthquake in central Japan as "fortunate," a source familiar with the matter said Saturday.
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Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman of the House of Councillors Budget Committee, Tsurube Yosuke, has decided to resign from his position after his remark that "it was fortunate that an earthquake occurred in Noto" drew criticism from both ruling and opposition parties. A source revealed this on the 12th. He apologized and retracted his remarks on the night of the 8th, and held a press conference on the 9th, but the criticism continued.
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