Even Shinzo Abe thought the Health Minister's statement about women being baby-making machines was inappropriate. The prime minister issued a warning today to Yanagisawa. "Watch it, old man," he basically said, "I'm not saying you're fired--yet--but you're treading dangerous waters."
In the photo (left), you see Yanagisawa apologizing to a sea of reporters earlier today in Tokyo. The Japan Times quotes him as saying:
I used that expression to make it easier to explain about population projections. It was really inappropriate.
Meanwhile, all 28 non-LDP female Diet members gave Yanagisawa a letter urging his resignation. And you can only imagine what assassination plans the nation's feminist groups are ruminating over. I say we send him to the gallows. (Kidding, of course.)
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