Aso Taro claimed that "thanks to the blessing of a warming climate, Hokkaido rice becomes delicious", Japanese netizens: It is estimated that in a few days, the sun will rise from the west
Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" reported on the 25th house of representatives election special report, Japan's former prime minister, Liberal Democratic Party vice president Taro Aso delivered a speech in Otaru City, Hokkaido, on the same day, declaring, "It has become hotter, the climate has warmed, literally all negative impressions, but thanks to the warming of the climate, Hokkaido's rice has become delicious, right?" Subsequently, Aso's speech glorifying global warming caused controversy on the Japanese Internet.
Asahi Shimbun: LDP Aso: "Thanks to the blessing of a warming climate, Hokkaido rice has become delicious"
According to reports, Taro Aso announced in a speech to the local people in front of JR Otaru Station: "It has become hotter and the climate has warmed, literally all negative impressions, but thanks to the warming of the climate, Hokkaido rice has become delicious, right?" Wasn't Hokkaido's rice previously derogatorily referred to as 'troublesome rice'? But now (Hokkaido) is already cultivating Koshimitsu rice and the like, although the name is very strange, with the name of 'Tsukizuki' (a hokkaido specialty rice brand), winning gold medals (in competitions), and exporting rice to the outside world. ”
Taro Aso delivers a speech to the local people in front of JR Otaru Station on the afternoon of the 25th (Photo by Asahi Shimbun)
Aso goes on to claim that "the temperature of this [rice] when it blossoms and bears fruit has risen by 2 degrees Celsius (compared to before), and only then can the rice be sold." It has become delicious rice, which is still exported. Isn't that the reality of today? ”
The Asahi Shimbun reported only the content of Aso's speech and did not comment, but Aso's remarks caused controversy on the Japanese Internet, and several Japanese netizens attacked his speech. Some netizens criticized, "Aso Taro is incompetent as a member of Parliament." There is no awareness of the crisis that climate change poses for the planet and for humanity. ”
Some netizens sarcastically said, "People living on gradually sinking islands are expected to be stunned." "Aso Taro of the Liberal Democratic Party, it is estimated that in a few days he will start saying that the sun rises in the west and sets in the east."
Some Japanese netizens said, "There is a kind of saying the same thing to the United Nations." ”
In addition, although Aso unilaterally advocated that warming made Hokkaido's rice delicious, some netizens commented that "climate change has caused typhoons to start making landfall in Hokkaido." ”
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) reported on the 24th, the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in Glasgow, England on October 31, and multinational summits will be held from November 1 to 2. With the Votes in Japan's House of Representatives voting on Oct. 31, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been thinking about how to deal with COP26. However, NHK said that "because it is necessary to show Japan's positive attitude towards achieving a carbon-emitting society to combat climate change", Kishida Fumio plans to attend the COP26 summit after the election.
Source: World Wide Web