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GAFFES

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2019
LDP creates code of conduct for its lawmakers, in hope of preventing gaffes
Amid a spate of verbal flubs that have plagued the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has created a code of conduct for its lawmakers — warning them to watch their mouths to prevent blunders from affecting their political careers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 15, 2019
Japan fears lawmaker's 'war' gaffe may impact isle talks with Russia
Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui condemned remarks by a lawmaker in his Nippon Isshin no Kai party suggesting war as a way for Japan to recapture Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 9, 2019
Australia's central bank admits 'responsibilty' for typo in millions of bank notes
Millions of 50 Australian dollar bank notes, each worth around ¥3,800, have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country's central bank before they were printed and circulated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2019
Blundering minister's downfall reignites criticism of Japan's seniority-based Cabinet decisions
Yoshitaka Sakurada has repeatedly made headlines by making gaffes that have significantly damaged the reputation of Abe's administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2019
Abe sacks gaffe-prone Olympics minister Sakurada after 3/11 remarks and gives predecessor job back
After effectively removing gaffe-prone Olympics minister Yoshitaka Sakurada Wednesday night, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed Shunichi Suzuki, Sakurada's predecessor, as the next Olympics minister Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2019
Hyogo mayor who called senior official 'stupid' over stalled evictions to make way for road quits
A Hyogo Prefecture mayor submitted a letter of resignation Friday after facing criticism for calling a senior city official "stupid" and suggesting he "burn down" a local building that stood in the way a road project, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 29, 2019
Fired-up Hyogo city mayor sorry for calling official 'stupid' and asking him to 'burn down' building
A mayor in Hyogo Prefecture is in hot water for calling a senior city official "stupid" and suggesting he "burn down" a local building that stood in the way of the construction of a new road.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2019
Taro Aso's blaming of sexual harassment victim is voted 2018's most sexist remark by a Japanese politician
Finance Minister Taro Aso's apparent justification of sexual harassment committed by a former prominent bureaucrat topped a list of the most egregious sexist and discriminatory remarks made by Japanese politicians in 2018, according to a recent online survey.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2018
Veteran LDP lawmaker's remarks on sexual harassment case blasted by Komeito head
The party's leader called remarks made by ex-education minister Hakubun Shimomura “utterly incomprehensible,” after the lawmaker criticized a journalist that made allegations against a top bureaucrat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2017
Japan's African Kids Club protests 'black thing' remark by lawmaker Kozo Yamamoto
Children with African roots in Japan have protested a November remark by lawmaker Kozo Yamamoto in which he questioned why a fellow ruling party member involved in exchanges with African countries liked "such a black thing."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2017
Reconstruction chief Imamura resigns over latest Tohoku gaffe
The minister for disaster reconstruction, Masahiro Imamura, stepped down Wednesday over a gaffe where he said it was better the 2011 quake and tsunami hit the Tohoku region and not near Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2017
Cabinet's approval rate climbs despite ministerial gaffes, scandal: poll
The approval rating of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet has risen 6.3 percentage points.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2017
Opposition camp wants minister who called museum curators 'cancer' to resign
Japan's opposition parties plan to seek the resignation of the regional revitalization minister over his description of the curators of cultural properties as a "cancer" that must be "eradicated."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2017
Regional revitalization minister sorry for calling museum curators the 'biggest cancer'
Kozo Yamamoto apologizes for a vicious slam on museum curators but says he won't resign.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 10, 2017
Parliamentary vice minister replaced following puddle piggyback joke
The government on Friday replaced a parliamentary vice minister who was warned last year after he was seen being carried across a puddle in a typhoon-hit area and then made light of the gaffe this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2017
Lixil Corp. president apologizes for inappropriate joke about radiation
The president of major Japanese housing equipment-maker Lixil Corp. apologized Wednesday for a tasteless joke in which he claimed to have gained weight due to radiation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2017
Abe's kanji gaffe makes Twitter's trend tally
Reading kanji characters can be treacherous, and it seems even Prime Minister Shinzo Abe isn't immune to the pitfalls.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2016
Opposition up in arms after Cabinet minister suggests TPP could be steamrolled through Diet
Japan's agriculture minister found himself in hot water Wednesday after noting that a state-backed bill to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement may be steamrolled through the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 19, 2016
In fresh shot at elderly, Aso asks: 'How much longer do you intend to keep living?'
Gaffe-prone Finance Minister Taro Aso was again caught taking a swipe at the elderly, saying last week that he wondered how much longer a 90-year-old person intends to live.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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