By Prime Minister Koizumi
Posted by ICv2 on May 16, 2004 @ 11:00 pm CT
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi chastised junior members of the Japanese parliament Thursday for reading manga during legislative sessions. The Asahi newspaper reported that the dressing-down took place during a luncheon. According to the article, Koizumi told the lawmakers, 'Don't send e-mail on your cell phones or read comic books in Parliament while in session.'