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Rally seeking resignation of reconstruction minister

TOKYO, Japan, April 6 Kyodo - Protesters stage a rally on April 5, 2017, in front of the Reconstruction Agency in Tokyo, seeking the resignation of Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, who is under fire over his remarks that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves," before snapping at the reporter whose question prompted the remark.

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Disaster minister ready to resign over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura bows in apology while speaking to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on April 25, 2017, following his latest gaffe about the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Imamura said it was "a good thing" that the disaster struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. According to a source close to the ruling coalition, Imamura later indicated his readiness to resign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster minister ready to resign over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on April 25, 2017, following his latest gaffe about the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Imamura said it was "a good thing" that the disaster struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. According to a source close to the ruling coalition, Imamura later indicated his readiness to resign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima native replaces disaster minister after quake gaffe

Masayoshi Yoshino, a House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, after being appointed disaster reconstruction minister. Yoshino replaced Masahiro Imamura, who resigned 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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Fukushima native replaces disaster minister after quake gaffe

Masayoshi Yoshino, a House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, after being appointed disaster reconstruction minister. Yoshino replaced Masahiro Imamura, who resigned 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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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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Fukushima rep replaces resigned disaster minister after quake gaffe

Japan's new disaster reconstruction minister Masayoshi Yoshino (L) poses for photos with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. The House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture was named to replace Masahiro Imamura, who resigned 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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Fukushima rep replaces resigned disaster minister after quake gaffe

Japan's new disaster reconstruction minister Masayoshi Yoshino (L) poses for photos with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. The House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture was named to replace Masahiro Imamura, who resigned 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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Fukushima rep replaces resigned disaster minister after quake gaffe

Masayoshi Yoshino (far R) is sworn in as Japan's new disaster reconstruction minister by Emperor Akihito (far L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) looking on. The House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture was named to replace Masahiro Imamura, who resigned a day after saying it was "a good thing" the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's disaster minister resigns after quake gaffe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at his office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, about the resignation of disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura, who said a day earlier 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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Japan's disaster minister resigns after quake gaffe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks at his office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, about the resignation of disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura, who said a day earlier 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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Japan names new reconstruction minister after quake gaffe

Masayoshi Yoshino, a House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named him as new disaster reconstruction minister, following the resignation of Masahiro Imamura, who said 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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Japan names new reconstruction minister after quake gaffe

Masayoshi Yoshino, a House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe named him as new disaster reconstruction minister, following the resignation of Masahiro Imamura, who said 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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Japan's disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Masahiro Imamura is surrounded by reporters after tendering his resignation as Japan's disaster reconstruction minister to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. Imamura said a day earlier 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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Japan's disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Masahiro Imamura bows in apology after tendering his resignation as Japan's disaster reconstruction minister to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. Imamura said a day earlier 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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Japan's disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Masahiro Imamura is surrounded by reporters after tendering his resignation as Japan's disaster reconstruction minister to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017. Imamura said a day earlier 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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Japan's disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, to tender his resignation to Shinzo Abe. Imamura resigned following an outcry in northeastern Japan over his comment that it was "a good thing" that the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the region did not strike the Tokyo area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, to tender his resignation to Shinzo Abe. Imamura resigned following an outcry in northeastern Japan over his comment that it was "a good thing" that the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the region did not strike the Tokyo area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura (C) arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, to tender his resignation to Shinzo Abe. Imamura resigned following an outcry in northeastern Japan over his comment that it was "a good thing" that the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the region did not strike the Tokyo area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's disaster minister quits over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 26, 2017, to tender his resignation to Shinzo Abe. Imamura resigned following an outcry in northeastern Japan over his comment that it was "a good thing" that the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the region did not strike the Tokyo area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's disaster minister to resign after quake gaffe

Masayoshi Yoshino, a House of Representatives member from Fukushima Prefecture, seen in this undated photo, has been picked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura was set to resign after saying on April 25, 2017 that 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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Disaster minister ready to resign over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura speaks at a function in Tokyo for a faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on April 25, 2017. In referring to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, Imamura said, "It's a good thing it was over there in the northeast." The minister reportedly indicated later in the day he is ready to resign over the remark, his second gaffe in the month about the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster minister ready to resign over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura looks down while speaking to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on April 25, 2017, following his latest gaffe about the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Imamura said it was "a good thing" that the disaster struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. According to a source close to the ruling coalition, Imamura later indicated his readiness to resign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster minister ready to resign over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura closes his eyes while speaking to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on April 25, 2017, following his latest gaffe about the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Imamura said it was "a good thing" that the disaster struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. According to a source close to the ruling coalition, Imamura later indicated his readiness to resign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Disaster minister ready to resign over quake gaffe

Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on April 25, 2017, following his latest gaffe about the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Imamura said it was "a good thing" that the disaster struck northeastern Japan rather than the Tokyo area. According to a source close to the ruling coalition, Imamura later indicated his readiness to resign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe apologizes over minister's remarks on Fukushima evacuees

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) operates a drone in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, during his visit to see the area's reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster. At right is Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, who accompanied Abe. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister retracts Fukushima evacuee gaffe

At a press conference in Tokyo on April 7, 2017, Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, retracts his remarks implying Fukushima evacuees yet to return to parts of the prefecture deemed safe to live in should fend for themselves, amid growing calls that he should step down. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister retracts Fukushima evacuee gaffe

At a press conference in Tokyo on April 7, 2017, Masahiro Imamura (far R), disaster reconstruction minister, retracts his remarks implying Fukushima evacuees yet to return to parts of the prefecture deemed safe to live in should fend for themselves, amid growing calls that he should step down. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister apologizes for thoughtless remark

Attending a lower house panel in Tokyo on April 6, 2017, Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, apologizes for his ill-considered remark that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister apologizes for thoughtless remark

Attending a lower house panel in Tokyo on April 6, 2017, Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, apologizes for his ill-considered remark that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister apologizes for thoughtless remark

Attending a lower house panel in Tokyo on April 6, 2017, Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, apologizes for his ill-considered remark that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister apologizes for thoughtless remark

Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, attends a lower house panel in Tokyo on April 6, 2017. He apologized for his ill-considered remark that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister apologizes for thoughtless remark

Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, attends a lower house panel in Tokyo on April 6, 2017. He apologized for his ill-considered remark that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally seeking resignation of reconstruction minister

Protesters stage a rally on April 5, 2017, in front of the Reconstruction Agency in Tokyo, seeking the resignation of Masahiro Imamura, disaster reconstruction minister, who is under fire over his remarks that displaced people yet to return to areas of the nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves," before snapping at the reporter whose question prompted the remark. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister lashes out over remaining Fukushima evacuees

Masahiro Imamura (C), Japan's disaster reconstruction minister, meets reporters at his agency in Tokyo on April 4, 2017, to apologize for his behavior at a press conference earlier in the day, in which he yelled "Get out of here!" at a reporter who asked him questions about displaced people yet to return to areas of Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in. Imamura said he had "become emotional." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister lashes out over remaining Fukushima evacuees

Masahiro Imamura, Japan's disaster reconstruction minister, is seen at a press conference at his agency in Tokyo on April 4, 2017. During the press conference, Imamura said displaced people yet to return to areas of Fukushima Prefecture deemed safe to live in are "responsible for themselves" before snapping at the reporter whose question prompted the remark. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister Imamura visits Yasukuni

Masahiro Imamura, minister for reconstruction of disaster-hit regions in Japan, meets with reporters after visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2016. The shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors convicted war criminals along with millions of war dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction minister Imamura visits Yasukuni

Masahiro Imamura (R), minister for reconstruction of disaster-hit regions in Japan, visits the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2016. The shrine is seen as a symbol of Japan's past militarism as it honors convicted war criminals along with millions of war dead. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo gov., reconstruction minister to cooperate for 2020

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R) meets with Masahiro Imamura, minister for reconstruction of disaster-hit regions in Japan, at the metropolitan government office on Sept. 8, 2016. The two agreed to reinforce cooperation toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe reshuffles Cabinet

Masahiro Imamura, newly appointed as minister for reconstruction in a Cabinet reshuffle, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2016, prior to the attestation ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo