Deputy minister resigns over Okinawa gaffe
A junior member of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government resigned on Friday after making a gaffe seen to make light of the burden borne by people on the southern island of Okinawa as a reluctant host to the U.S. military, media said. The resignation of Fumiaki Matsumoto, deputy minister…
Name: Fumiaki Matsumoto
Continent: Asia
Country: Japan
Company: Japanese Government
Branch: Politician – Minister
Position: deputy minister of the Cabinet Office
Reason: Resigned
Announcement Date: January 26, 2018, 11:00pm
Resignation Date: January 26, 2018, 11:00pm
Source 1: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Deputy-minister-resigns-over-Okinawa-gaffe