Japanese Pol Resigns Over A-Bomb Gaffe

Defense minister said WWII bombings were inevitable

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 3, 2007 8:08 AM CDT

(Newser) – Japan's defense minister has resigned in a storm of protest over remarks he made last weekend that the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified. Fumio Kyuma said he understood the US decision to drop the bombs, and that "it couldn't be helped.... Read full story »

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