Japan Upset Over French Cartoon Poking Fun at Post-Fukushima Tokyo Olympic Bid
Government will officially complain
Japan will formally protest about a cartoon in a French satirical weekly of sumo wrestlers with extra limbs at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.
The caption says: "Thanks to Fukushima, sumo is now an Olympic sport", a reference to Tokyo's successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan overcame concerns about the plant, which was crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, to win the bid.
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It's been a long, long time since the French have been in any position to talk shit to anyone.