Japanese Politician Puts Foot in Mouth

Wow. Just… wow.

From Reuters:

“Toshizo Ido, governor of Hyogo prefecture — where 6,400 people were killed by a 7.3 magnitude quake in 1995 — made the remark at a meeting of governors from western Japan on Tuesday.

“If there were a big earthquake in Kanto (eastern Japan), Tokyo would suffer great damage. This would be a chance, and we should take advantage of it,” media reports quoted Ido as saying.

A government panel has estimated that a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hitting Tokyo Bay would probably kill up to 11,000 people and leave 7 million homeless. Estimates of economic damage have topped more than $1 trillion.”

When Bush is out of office I guess we can look to Japan for politicians who say stupid, clueless things. Yay!