Japanese Lawmaker Tsuruho under Fire over Noto Quake Gaffe

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Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho came under fire on Wednesday over his verbal gaffe about a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan’s Noto Peninsula last year. Tsuruho, a member of the House of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party, said in a campaign speech in the western city of Wakayama on Tuesday, “It was lucky that the earthquake o…

Tokyo, July 9 (Jiji Press)–Japanese ruling party lawmaker Yosuke Tsuruho came under fire on Wednesday over his verbal gaffe about a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan’s Noto Peninsula last year. Tsuruho, a member of the House of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party, said in a campaign speech in the western city of Wakayama on Tuesday, “It was lucky that the earthquake o…