Read more Fumio Kyuma stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3950/fumio-kyuma.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 01:19:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3794/japanese-pol-resigns-over-a-bomb-gaffe.htmlSam Gale Rosen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10033&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034323' border='0' />Japan's defense minister has resigned in a storm of protest over remarks he made last weekend that the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were justified. Fumio Kyuma said he understood the US decision to drop the bombs, and that "it couldn't be helped." He also suggested that the abrupt...Japan's embattled Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma answers reporter's question after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Kyuma resigned Tuesday over his comments suggesting the 1945 atomic bombings Hiroshima and Nagasaki were inevitable. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)http://www.newser.com/story/3794/japanese-pol-resigns-over-a-bomb-gaffe.htmlTue, 03 Jul 2007 08:08:46 CDT