by S’ola Filani

A video clip of Japanese politician, Ryutaro Nonomura crying at a press conference has gone viral, attracting thousands of hits on YouTube.

The 47-year-old Japanese politician Ryutaro Nonomura suffered an on-screen meltdown after being quizzed about his alleged misuse of public on funds at a press conference on Wednesday.

Nonomura, who was elected to the assembly in 2011, is suspected of misusing ¥3 million of official allowances.

According to media reports, he spent the money on 195 trips he made to four locations in one year, including 106 visits to the same hot spring resort, all without producing a receipt or a report.

“(Crying) . . . I finally became an assembly member . . . (crying) . . . with the sole purpose of changing society,” he shrieked during the three-hour press conference in Kobe, the prefectural capital of Hyogo.

“(Crying) . . . This Japan . . . (crying) . . . I want to change this society (crying) . . . I have staked my life . . . (crying) . . . Don’t you understand?” Nonomura sobbed, hitting his hands on the table and crying like a baby.

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