Aso irks public with insensitive remark

Japan's gaffe-prone prime minister is in trouble again - this time for a remark criticizing the elderly as a tax burden for racking up medical expenses.

"They're hobbling around and constantly going to the doctor," Prime Minister Taro Aso was quoted as saying in a transcript of a Nov 20 meeting of ministers on economic policies.

Aso also said the elderly should be faulted for not exercising enough.