Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Nakagawa Caught Red Handed

Japan's finance minister, Shoichi Nakagawa, was allegedly drunk while giving a speech at yesderday's summit in Rome. If this isn't a sign of the rough financial times for the world and for Japan, the world's second largest economy, then what is? If you were the finance minister of a major industrial nation right now, wouldn't you get drunk as well?

Here is the link to a very funny youtube clip of the speech. Of course, it might take a little bit more study for us to understand his slurred words, but notice that at one point, Nakagawa can't even find who in the audience is speaking, compelling the reporter to reply "私たしです!

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