Tetsuro Nomura (野村 哲郎, Nomura Tetsuro, born November 20, 1943) is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hayato, Kagoshima and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2004.

Political career

On August, 2023 Nomura drew criticism from within his own party, for characterising treated water released from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as "contaminated water".[1] Amidst pressure, Nomura later apologized for his remarks claiming it was a slip of the tongue.[1][2]

On September 13, 2023 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered a cabinet reshuffle that saw Nomura lose his position as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ninivaggi, Gabriele (2023-09-01). "Fisheries minister under fire for 'contaminated water' gaffe". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  2. ^ a b Press, Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated (2023-09-13). "Japan gets new defense minister". Defense News. Retrieved 2024-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2023-09-13). "第２次岸田再改造内閣の閣僚名簿発表". 産経新聞：産経ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-05.

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