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Forced to quit after barely a week as Japan's reconstruction minister for remarks deemed offensive to victims of the March earthquake and tsunami, Ryu Matsumoto had an unusual explanation for his behavior – his blood type, Reuters reported.

"My blood's type B, which means I can be irritable and impetuous, and my intentions don't always come across," he said Tuesday after his resignation. "My wife called me earlier to point that out. I think I need to reflect about that. "

Matsumoto was tapping into a widespread belief in Japan that blood types correspond to various character traits.

Many Japanese, however, said it was not an acceptable reason for Matsumoto's behavior on a trip to the devastated northern region, during which he told a prefecture governor the government would not help communities that failed to come up with ideas to help themselves.（點擊路透社網站查看原文）

日辭職官員怪罪血型

?????? 據路透社報道，任職僅一周的日本前復興擔當大臣松本龍，因失言冒犯地震及海嘯地區災民，被迫辭職。日前，他出其不意地指出，他的行為完全是血型惹的禍。

?????? 松本在周二辭職后表示：“我是B型血，容易煩躁和沖動，真實意圖總是被誤解，我妻子早前打電話提醒過這點，我是該好好反省一下了。”

?????? 日本盛行血型決定性格，松本正做潛心研究。

?????? 然而，他上任后訪問北部地震重災區，對地方官員講，地方政府必須自己想辦法，否則中央政府不會相助，很多日本民眾表示，把失言之舉歸咎血型，大家顯然不會接受。

(China.org.cn July 8, 2011)