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Video of bawling politician goes viral

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A video clip of a politician bawling in front of reporters July 1 has gone viral, leaving many people puzzled and outraged.

The video shows Ryutaro Nonomura, 47, a Hyogo Prefectural assemblyman, bursting into tears, uttering nonsense phrases and banging on the desk.

“To change Japan and society,” he sobbed, sometimes shouting. “I'm putting my life on the line.”

His news conference followed a Kobe Shimbun report raising the question of whether he spent yen3 million of public money on 106 visits to hot springs. (AP)

兵庫県議の号泣会見が話題に

兵庫県議会議員の野々村竜太郎氏が、政務活動費の不正使用疑惑をめぐる問題の会見で号泣した様子がインターネット上などで大きな話題になっている。

The Japan Times ST: July 18, 2014