At least he was honest....

[MaryPoppins]

...this had me chuckling this morning:

Japan's justice minister says he is resigning after causing outrage for joking about how easy his job was.

Minoru Yanagida said the only two phrases he had to remember in parliament were: "I won't comment on individual cases," and "I'm acting in accordance with the law and the evidence."

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[TimberWolf]

He is now saying how easy it is to get the sack. Not for saying those two sentences, but for saying saying those two sentences.