英国大衆紙「ミラー」も中川昭一財務相騒動を大きく報道

☆I wasn't drunk - I took too much cold medicine, says Japanese finance minister after shambolic news conference　（英国の大衆紙「デーリー・ミラー」）

http://tinyurl.com/bkrytk

Japan's finance minister has blamed a heavy dose of cold medicine for a baffling performance at a G7 news conference that made him appear incapably drunk.

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'It's embarrassing. This has sent a message to the whole world,' Democratic Party Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama told reporters. 'Really I think he should be fired immediately. He's damaged the national interest.'