WORLD : Kaifu Upbraids Minister for Slur
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TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu gave his new justice minister a stern warning for a racial slur against American blacks but will not demand his resignation, the Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said today.
Justice Minister Seiroku Kajiyama said on Sept. 21 that American blacks and foreign prostitutes in Tokyo are similar because both destroy good neighborhoods.
The remark stirred a storm of protest in the United States, prompting condemnations by prominent politicians and a call for Japanese goods to be boycotted.
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