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  • Slip Of The Tongue Dept: Japan's Gaffe-Prone Politicians ("And YOU Thought George Bush Was 'Bad'!")

    07/15/2003 8:31:43 AM PDT · by AmericanInTokyo · 18 replies · 328+ views
    BBC News ^ | July 11, 2003 | BBC News
    Japan's Gaffe-Prone PoliticiansFormer Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (LDP) frequently had his foot in his mouth A Japanese minister has sparked controversy by saying the parents of a boy suspected of killing a small child should be beheaded. Yoshitada Konoike, state minister in charge of deregulation zones and disaster management, said that this would serve as a warning to parents who do not control their children effectively. "The parents (of the 12-year-old boy) should be pulled through the streets and their heads should be chopped off," Mr Konoike (LDP) told a news conference on Friday. "Gang rape shows the people who...