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TOKYO (AP) - Japan's outspoken foreign minister apologized Friday for joking that "even people with Alzheimer's disease" would know the difference in price between Japanese and Chinese rice.
Taro Aso, who has drawn criticism before for his off-the-cuff remarks, retracted the comments he made Thursday about the merits of exporting Japanese rice to China.
"I have now realized that I used an inappropriate allusion, and so am retracting my remarks and apologizing to all those who were offended," Aso told reporters Friday.
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