<p>In the comedy television quiz show "QI", screened in Britain last month, panellists joked about the experience of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.<br /><br />The British Broadcasting Corporation said it would be writing back to the Japanese embassy shortly.<br /><br />Presenter Stephen Fry called Yamaguchi, who died last year aged 93, "the unluckiest man in the world".<br /><br />He was on a business trip in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 when the first bomb struck, <br />leaving him with serious burns. The following day he returned by train to his home city of Nagasaki, which was bombed three days later.<br /><br />He was the only man recognised by the Japanese government to have survived both.<br />Fry said: "Well, this man is either the unluckiest or the luckiest depending on which way you look at it."<br /><br />Comedian Alan Davies, quipped; "bomb landed on him and bounced off?" He later added: "He never got the train again, I tell you."<br /><br />Fellow comedian Rob Brydon also chipped in: "Is the glass half empty, is it half full? Either way it's radioactive. So don't drink it."<br /><br />Japanese viewers who took offence reportedly contacted diplomatic staff in London and emailed the BBC.<br /><br />The broadcaster said it had received a letter from the Japanese embassy about "QI" and would be "replying to that shortly". A spokesman added: "We are sorry for any offence caused.<br /><br />"'QI' never sets out to cause offence with any of the people or subjects it covers.<br /><br />"However, on this occasion, given the sensitivity of the subject matter for Japanese viewers, we understand why they did not feel it appropriate for inclusion in the programme."</p>
<p>In the comedy television quiz show "QI", screened in Britain last month, panellists joked about the experience of Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.<br /><br />The British Broadcasting Corporation said it would be writing back to the Japanese embassy shortly.<br /><br />Presenter Stephen Fry called Yamaguchi, who died last year aged 93, "the unluckiest man in the world".<br /><br />He was on a business trip in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 when the first bomb struck, <br />leaving him with serious burns. The following day he returned by train to his home city of Nagasaki, which was bombed three days later.<br /><br />He was the only man recognised by the Japanese government to have survived both.<br />Fry said: "Well, this man is either the unluckiest or the luckiest depending on which way you look at it."<br /><br />Comedian Alan Davies, quipped; "bomb landed on him and bounced off?" He later added: "He never got the train again, I tell you."<br /><br />Fellow comedian Rob Brydon also chipped in: "Is the glass half empty, is it half full? Either way it's radioactive. So don't drink it."<br /><br />Japanese viewers who took offence reportedly contacted diplomatic staff in London and emailed the BBC.<br /><br />The broadcaster said it had received a letter from the Japanese embassy about "QI" and would be "replying to that shortly". A spokesman added: "We are sorry for any offence caused.<br /><br />"'QI' never sets out to cause offence with any of the people or subjects it covers.<br /><br />"However, on this occasion, given the sensitivity of the subject matter for Japanese viewers, we understand why they did not feel it appropriate for inclusion in the programme."</p>