Kyuma apologizes, retracts A-bombing comments

Kyuma apologizes, retracts A-bombing comments

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 1. He apologized over comments he made the previous day that were taken as justifying the wartime atomic bombing of Japan in 1945 by the United States. He effectively retracted his comments amid a barrage of criticism from some officials of Japan's ruling camp as well as A-bomb victims and opposition parties. ''I am sorry that my remarks gave an impression that A-bomb victims were made light of,'' Kyuma said.

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