Ministers apologize for watching TV in Diet session
Economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano and Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa have apologized for watching TV on a mobile phone during a Diet session:
The incident took place on Oct. 3 when Shozaburo Jimi, vice leader of the tiny Kokumin Shinto (People’s New Party), was asking questions.
Jimi has demanded an apology from the two ministers.
“I am sorry for my bad manners,” Yosano told Nishioka. “Because Mr. Jimi’s questioning was so blistering, I wanted to see how it appeared on TV.”
