June 22 (UPI) -- A prominent Japanese politician is drawing controversy after suggesting ordinary North Koreans should be "starved to death" as a "solution" to Pyongyang's missile provocations.
Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture Masanori Tanimoto said Wednesday during a meeting of local government officials that "the people of North Korea should be starved to death," by cutting off their food supply, the Sankei Shimbun and Jiji Press reported.