Tokyo governor questioned about anti-foreigner remarks

Tokyo governor questioned about anti-foreigner remarks

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L) is pressed by reporters April 11 for comments about his request made April 9 to the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) to control possible rioting by Koreans and other foreigners in Japan following a major earthquake. Ishihara was questioned by reporters at a heliport in Tokyo's Koto Ward after he returned from an inspection tour of Aogashima and Hachijojima islands, which lie south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean.

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