It was good that tsunami hit north Japan not Tokyo: Minister
Japan's Disaster Reconstruction Minister Masahiro Imamura has resigned over his remark that "it was good" that the 2011 earthquake and tsunami had hit north-eastern Japan as an earthquake near Tokyo would have caused huge financial damage. Imamura's comments prompted an immediate rebuke from PM Shinzo Abe who apologised on his behalf. The disaster had killed nearly 18,000 across northern Japan.