A recent remark on Nazi Germany by Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso has come under fire in media. Aso, who doubles as finance minister, made the remark as a panelist at a monthly workshop entitled “Path to Japan's revival” that the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals (headed by Yoshiko Sakurai) organized at Toshi Center Hotel in Tokyo's Hirakawa-cho district on July 29. As many people including foreigners have complained that they were left unaware of the background for the remark or an overall tone of the workshop, I would like to give explanations on behalf of the organizer.
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