TOKYO: A provincial Japanese assembly, made globally famous when a lawmaker was filmed sobbing over his alleged misuse of public funds, cut politicians' allowances Monday.
Ryutaro Nonomura brought infamy on Hyogo prefecture for the performance in which he was quizzed by journalists over allegations he had claimed thousands of dollars for fictional business trips.
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