Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso apologized Tuesday for saying Japan has been unified under a single language and ethnic identity for the past 2,000 years, a comment viewed as ignoring the country's ethnic minorities including the indigenous Ainu."If I made a remark that has caused misunderstanding, I have to take care of my way of saying and correct what I said," Aso told a news conference, a day after making the controversial remarks.During a gathering in his home constituency in Fukuoka Prefecture on Monday, Aso, who doubles as finance minister, said, "No country but this one has lasted 2,…READ FULL ARTICLE
