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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.（点击路透社网站查看原文）

日辞职官员怪罪血型

       据路透社报道，任职仅一周的日本前复兴担当大臣松本龙，因失言冒犯地震及海啸地区灾民，被迫辞职。日前，他出其不意地指出，他的行为完全是血型惹的祸。

       松本在周二辞职后表示：“我是B型血，容易烦躁和冲动，真实意图总是被误解，我妻子早前打电话提醒过这点，我是该好好反省一下了。”

       日本盛行血型决定性格，松本正做潜心研究。

       然而，他上任后访问北部地震重灾区，对地方官员讲，地方政府必须自己想办法，否则中央政府不会相助，很多日本民众表示，把失言之举归咎血型，大家显然不会接受。

(China.org.cn July 8, 2011)