BBC Reports Japanese Air Force Chief Sacked

BBC is reporting the following:

The head of the Japanese air force has been sacked after saying the country was not an aggressor in World War II, Japan’s defence minister said.

Yasukazu Hamada said General Toshio Tamogami’s views, written in an essay, ran counter to the government’s position on the war.

“Therefore it is inappropriate for him to remain in this position,” he told a news conference.

The general’s views are likely to anger many of Japan’s neighbours