“Height of the body” withdrawn remarks Chen Xie Chen Minister of Education Ikuta October 29 10:56
Mr. Gakuta, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, withdrew his remarks about the English private examination introduced in the university entrance common test, saying "If you can work hard according to your height" I ’m sorry, ”he said.
On the private exam for English that will be introduced to the university entrance examination, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, last week, spoke on BS Fuji, saying, “If you can do your best according to your height,” she thanked Chen 28th.
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting on the 29th, Minister Ikuta withdrew his statement, saying, “I was going to explain it after withdrawing the statement.
On top of that, “I feel sorry and annoyed for the people, especially the students, and I apologize again. I regret that my remarks are the result of these statements. In the future, I would like to give a firm result to restore trust. ”
In addition, “I want to explain the true meaning of the opposition party and the ruling party, if it is just given to the Diet. It was a statement that the students had a variety of environments but wanted to do their best. I just want to tell you again that I haven't spoken with things like looking down or truncating. "