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Japanese politician’s crying outburst goes viral

TORONTO – A Japanese politician burst into tears and incomprehensible blabber during a press conference Wednesday.

Ryutaro Nonomura banged his fists on the desk as he sobbed uncontrollably in front of reporters as he defended himself against accusations he misused public money.

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According to local media, the 47-year-old politician made almost 200 trips in one year, almost 100 of the trips were to the same hot spring resort.

The footage of the politician’s meltdown has since gone viral with over 500,000 views on YouTube.

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