Kyuma apologizes, retracts A-bombing comments

SHIMABARA, Japan - Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma offers his apology over his controversial remarks on the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan at a press conference in his constituency in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 1. He effectively retracted his comments made the previous day 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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