Senior official retracts remarks over jobless people

Senior official retracts remarks over jobless people

TOKYO, Japan - Parliamentary Secretary for Internal Affairs and Communications Tetsushi Sakamoto retracted his controversial remarks Jan. 6 that cast doubt on whether unemployed people who took shelter in a Tokyo park over the New Year period possess the will to work. Sakamoto, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, apologized at a press conference, saying, ''I have caused trouble to concerned parties.'' (Kyodo)

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