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Japan’s Minister Of Finance Shows Up Drunk At G-7 Economic Summit
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
Tim Geithner's looking a lot better...
The Swamp —
by Frank James
Maybe Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner didn't pay his taxes on time. But at least he's always appeared sober and awake, if not confident, when meeting when appearing in public.
Not so for Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who looked like he had partied way too much before attending a press conference at the recent G-7 gathering in Rome.
As might be expected, Nakagawa's inebriated appearance has caused an uproar in Japan, leading him to quit his nation's government at the very time the Japanese economy appears to be imploding. Not exactly what Japan or ...
Japanese Official Quits After Press Conference
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Japan's finance minister resigned after widespread criticism of embarrassing behavior at the weekend Group of 7 meeting in Rome where he appeared drunk at a press conference, the New York Times reports.
"Not Drunk"
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
On the other hand, if you were Japan's finance minister right now, you'd be reaching for the sake too:
Japan Shocked By Marijuana Scandals
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
TOKYO -- Japan appears to be in the midst of a marijuana epidemic of unprecedented proportions.
In the past six months alone, four sumo wrestlers have been kicked out of the sport for using the drug and a player on the national rugby team was banned for life. In addition, police have arrested a rock star and staged high-profile raids at some of the nation's top universities, arresting students and confiscating Ziploc bags full of suspicious substances.
To many non-Japanese, the thought of sumo wrestlers smoking weed to foster the munchies and pack on the pounds may seem like the punch-line of a joke. And the idea of rock stars or university ...
