Tokyo quake would provide 'chance' to boost economy: Hyogo gov.

Tokyo quake would provide 'chance' to boost economy: Hyogo gov.

KOBE, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido speaks at a news conference in Kobe on Nov. 11 about his controversial remarks made in Wakayama earlier in the day. During a meeting of governors from the western Japan region, Ido said that a major earthquake in the Tokyo area would provide a ''chance'' to prop up the economy in western Japan including his prefecture.

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