Smashed Economy - Smashed Minister
Japanese finance minister Shoichi Nakagawa at a news conference in Rome:
[youtube width="600" height="368"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWLeWqPOFpU[/youtube]
He denies being drunk and blames cold medicine. He does look bored, very sleepy and unfocused. Knowing the Japanese I'd say he was probably drunk. Nevertheless I've seen worse: on official events there is usually someone flat out sleeping in the front row. Of course this particular individual happens to represent one of the largest economies in the world...