Fukushima native replaces disaster minister after quake gaffe

Fukushima native replaces disaster minister after quake gaffe

Masahiro Imamura answers reporters' questions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after submitting a letter of resignation from the post of disaster reconstruction minister on April 26, 2017, a day after saying it was "a good thing" the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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