Foreign minister says Indiana Jones movie trivializes nuke threat

Tuesday 28th April, 04:13 PM JST

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NuckinFutz at 09:10 PM JST - 28th April

It is SOOO refreshing to see Japanese politicians commenting on such important international issues (lots of sarcasm intended!) Does this moron have nothing better to occupy his time or does he have wet dreams of becoming a Hollywood film critic when he grows up?
Badge213 at 09:50 PM JST - 28th April

I would have to agree it was a little over the top when Jones did that. Just hollywood milking all the franchises it has.
funkymofo at 10:00 PM JST - 28th April

I was surprised by the movie’s lack of awareness of a nuclear bomb blast.

Yeah, it's almost as if the movie was a work of fiction.
likeitis at 10:40 PM JST - 28th April

People, he mentioned the movie in a speech. The speech was not about or centered on the movie. So get over it.
tenguleavings at 10:42 PM JST - 28th April

Perhaps in the next film we'll learn that Dr. Jones died an agonizing protracted death from radiation poisoning. That should set the scales of justice in alignment once again, and well please Mr. Nakasone.

The Indiana Jones films (up until the fourth one) always did a great job of presenting ludicrous stunts in such a way that they seemed just a hair's breadth away from plausible. To this day, I believe that if I ever have to jump out of a plane without a parachute, but I do have an inflatable raft, I'm in with a decent chance of making it through.
aelieth at 10:54 PM JST - 28th April

This is a bit silly.
Potsu at 11:25 PM JST - 28th April

Was this guy even elected or did he just inherit his position ?? Surely there are more important issues,well maybe not in Japan.
saruzenki at 11:41 PM JST - 28th April

Japanese polis seem obsessed with anything American these last few days. First they're off bemoaning US immigration policies now this. Don't these clowns have anything better to do ? Like take care of their imploding economy ?
LIBERTAS at 11:50 PM JST - 28th April

Actually it was a former LDP Japanese Foreign Minister, just two years ago, who trivialized the bombing of Nagasaki as a "couldn't be helped" kinda thing. Pot, Kettle, Black!
Molenir at 01:12 AM JST - 29th April

Is it really that farfetched to believe that someone in a lead lined refrigerator could survive? Despite what this idiot says "Everything" is not destroyed. There were survivors of the bombs within very short distances of the blast after all. One guy was merely 100 meters away from it when the bomb went off and survived. So again, is it really so unreasonable to assume that hiding in the fridge you wouldn't survive? Personally though, after watching the show, I thought the shockwave should have killed him myself.
OssanAmerica at 03:08 AM JST - 29th April

I hadc a bigger issue with th aliens than the A-bomb blast, which is really funny if you've ever seen "Atomic Cafe".
Molenir at 05:58 AM JST - 29th April

I know, there were so many other more seriously unbelievable things in that show, that being able to survive an A-bomb seems trivial in comparison.
Nessie at 04:21 PM JST - 1st May

One guy was merely 100 meters away from it when the bomb went off and survived.

I seriosuly doubth this. Didn't the bomb explode far above the ground? Was this guy levitating?
rogerbentham at 09:46 AM JST - 2nd May

japan needs to calm down. it's just a jones nuke in america.
usaexpat at 11:48 PM JST - 4th May

Rule #1 when public officials comment on pop culture they look stupid without exception. Hmmm seems Nakosone just proved my point.