Japan angered by French TV host's nuclear joke

Praising Kawashima's performance in Japan's surprise 1-0 victory over France in a friendly in Paris last Friday, Laurent Ruquier's wisecrack drew laughter and applause in the studio.

However, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura on Tuesday called Ruquier's remark - a reference to last year's nuclear crisis in Fukushima - "inappropriate".

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