Tokyo Governor Ishihara insults victim of Tsunami disaster as "divine punishment" (English sub)

Governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara(石原慎太郎) insulted the victims of horrific Tsunami disaster by describing "tenbatsu(天罰)",which means "divine punishment".
and He also said,"The identity of the Japanese people is egoism"

P.S.: Unbelievably, this old schmuck was reelected to the 4th term Tokyo governorship after this shameless remarks

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[ffejgib]

i was even more shocked after hearing that he won a 4th election.

[Waterfall714]

@ffejgib me too.

[fize4ever]

@8NCLI8 There is a difference between change and disappearance; Japanese have done well to incorporate their ancestors tradition in their modern industrialized nation (unlike China), but it falls short when it comes to keeping a national identity built on morals, honor, and respect.

I'm just saying, 90% of Western Japanophiles probably knew Ishihara only after the manga bill that deprived them of their indecent material.

Europe =/= Japan. Your witch hunt argument is none of my concern.

[fize4ever]

@8NCLI8 w w w . telegraph . co . uk /news/worldnews/asia /japan/8082875/Kimono-making-i­n-Japan-is-a-dying-art.html

I am not joking; Ishihara is the embodiment of Japanese spirit, back in the Sengoku era, such words would be all but uncommon.

It is truly shameful he is in the minority and is now considered a hindrance to Japan from (I shit you not) (pro-)Western individuals. You probably only knew him out of the Tokyo bill that deprived you of your pedophilian content too.

[TheDevineBeing]

The Japanese people are fucking, racist xenophobic idiots for voting him a 4th term as mayor. I mean they must secretly agree with his views to keep voting for him.

[Jtaylor1]

If his son runs for Prime Minister, The Ishihara clan will turn Japan into a Tojo-like puppet state and finish off where Tojo and his war buddies have left off, reconquer Hawaii, and invade the US west coast breaking the San Francisco Peace Treaty. No one is going to win

[conradojavier]

@Waterfall714 It's like Voting for an American Hating American as US President.

[bueckert17]

It is hard to believe this guy could be elected to anything but dogcatcher. Isn't it obvious he is senile? And he STILL thinks the Rape of Nanking was a hoax. And he STILL thinks "sangokujin" will run amuck in the aftermath of a natural disaster, even though after the 1923 quake it was mobs of Japanese who beat up foreigners, not the other way around. The voters of Tokyo should be ashamed of themselves.