Originally Posted By dshyates OK, so Japan announced that they are having their worst financial year since '74. And if you know how the 90s went over there you will understand why the Finance Minister is SO hammered at the G7 Summit. Check out this video, it is funny and sad at the same time. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7892653.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asi...2653.stm</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X That don't look like no cold medicine I've ever tried (if it is, I want some! ).
Originally Posted By Mr X Really? I thought it was the nighttime Suntory sniffling sneezing coughing achy stuffy-head fever so you can pass out medicine.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Apparently this wasn't the first time: <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090216p2a00m0na005000c.html" target="_blank">http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews...00c.html</a> <<< In January, Nakagawa made 26 reading mistakes while delivering a financial policy speech during a plenary session of the House of Representatives. Critics said he may have been drunk, but a senior government official defended him, saying, "It was probably because of the medicine he took for a backache." >>> I had always heard that medicine was very week in Japan, but on my next visit, I think I'll stock up on cold medicine and backache medicine.
Originally Posted By SuperDry ... and now it looks like he's going to resign: <a href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20090217p2a00m0na004000c.html" target="_blank">http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews...00c.html</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I had always heard that medicine was very week in Japan, but on my next visit, I think I'll stock up on cold medicine and backache medicine.*** Don't waste your cash, you heard correctly.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Don't waste your cash, you heard correctly. >>> You're not saying Nakagawa was really drunk, are you?
Originally Posted By Mr X Certainly not! At the time, he was on Italian medication right? That must have been it.
Originally Posted By dshyates I heard he wasn't drunk. That it is all an act. From what I understand He is staring in a mockumentary directed by Cassey Affleck.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< At the time, he was on Italian medication right? >>> I hear it's much more common to serve Italian medication with lunch there, even in business or government situations.
Originally Posted By mawnck Finally! A finance minister who has figured out what the actual situation is.
