A Malaysian newspaper publicly apologised Monday after it triggered uproar with a cartoon depicting the popular Japanese icon Ultraman running away from an oncoming tsunami. The Malay-language Berita Harian, one of Malaysia's main dailies, drew heavy criticism, especially on social networking websites, after it published the cartoon on Sunday on its comment page.

日前，马来西亚的《每日新闻报》因刊登著名动漫形象奥特曼逃离日本大地震海啸追袭的漫画而引发骚乱，周一这家报纸公开表示道歉。《每日新闻报》是马来西亚的主要日报之一，周日它在时评页面里刊登了漫画内容后收到强烈抨击，尤其是来自于网络的批判。

"We do not intend to be insensitive or to poke fun at last Friday's incident," the paper said in a front-page apology Monday, adding that it was "very sympathetic" to the plight of the Japanese people.

周一，该报在头版发布的道歉声明中表示：“我们并不是想对上周五的灾难表示漠不关心或者冷嘲热讽。”另外他们还表示该报非常同情日本民众目前所处的困境。

Malaysians had launched online petitions to pressure the paper to apologise, while many politicians also criticised the publication.

马来西亚人民曾在网络上发起请愿，向《每日新闻报》施加压力让其道歉，很多政治官员也对该报刊登的内容表示批评。

Khairy Jamaluddin, leader of the youth wing of the ruling United Malays National Organisation, wrote on his Twitter feed that the cartoon was "totally insensitive towards the Japanese people" and asked the paper to say sorry.

马来联合国家组织青年团长Khairy Jamaluddin在自己的推特上说，这个漫画是“对日本人民的麻木不仁”，要求该报进行道歉。