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Tokyo Governor Says Tsunami is Divine Punishment—Religious Groups Ignore Him
…er recorded earthquake was a means of washing away the “egoism” (gayoku in Japanese) afflicting the Japanese people. While the Tokyo Governor said that he felt sorry for the victims, he concluded that “We need a tsunami to wipe out egoism, which has rusted onto the mentality of Japanese over a long period of time.” Ishihara, who will seek a fourth term as Tokyo Governor in a 2013 election, apologized publicly the next day, following comments by Mi…
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