Funny: Japanese politician's hysterical apology for visits to hot springs goes viral

A video clip of a hysterically weeping Japanese politician accused of spending public money on visits to hot springs has gone viral, leaving many outraged and puzzled.

The video shows Ryutaro Nonomura, 47, a Hyogo Prefectural assemblyman, bursting into tears, uttering nonsensical phrases, wailing and banging on the desk.

One site for the video drew nearly 640,000 views, as of Thursday.

His news conference on Wednesday followed a Kobe Shimbun newspaper report this week that raised questions about him visiting the hot springs 106 times last year, using public money.

Such visits were not illegal and had been reported to the assembly office, but totaled Y3 million ($31,664).

Calls are rising for Nonomura to give an explanation.

Hyogo legislators get Y500,000 ($5277) a month for expenses, including travel.

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Funny: Japanese politician's hysterical apology for visits to hot springs goes viral

Funny: Japanese politician's hysterical apology for visits to hot springs goes viral

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