I made a bonus video where I answered questions from my community! It's on Patreon but it's free! www.patreon.com/posts/86118765 Sorry about the gap in uploads btw, I had some IRL stuff going on and got sick for a week :(

He told them the exact date on which he was diagnosed with memory problems. This man is a living legend.

I love that Japan still makes edits like its 2008 internet

10:17 That Skype call 💀 Well done to whoever made that

I genuinely am inspired. Like no joke. He actually won. Like. He won. If he weren't half idiot, imagine his career.

What an inspiring story. Through hard work and dedication, I too could become a national embarrassment.

In America we were just impressed that a politician admitted he was wrong and apologized. We've never seen anything like that before.

I remember seeing this live on tv when I lived I Japan. Me and my housemate laughed our freaking asses off and couldn’t stop watching clips on yt over and over. There was even remixes made just a few hours after it had aired xD

I love that Nonomura, in the *SAME* letter as "THIS IS A DEMAND, NOT A REQUEST!!!!!!!!!!" and "I WILL HOLD THIS GRUDGE FOREVER!!!!!!" ends it with "XOXO" 💀

"Nonomura's excuse was that he had a memory disorder... To everyone's surprise, he immediately answered the exact date of diagnosis." xD

I lost my shit at "you're crying too early, I haven't asked a question yet!". I love the Japanese 😂

As a Brazilian this makes me sad. The worst corruptiom scandal in Japan is a guy who stole like 150 thousand dollars and gave it back and went to jail. Our politicians steal literal trillions and most of them are still in power lol

If it wasn't for the theft this guys is actually quite inspiring the persistence and will power to continue is nothing short of admirable

This guy was an absolute laughingstock in Japan. I remember so vividly my grandparents were dying in front of the TV. My grandma even said she felt a decade younger after this whole laughter.

This story is like a roller coaster, and it just goes down.

Hi, I'm from Hyogo. And I was high school student when Nonomura became worldwide famous politician. My math teacher said that he had voted for Nonomura. He added that he didn't know Nonomura was such a person. Yeah it's REALLY unpredictable...

Damn at the start I felt bad for him and was cheering him on, he had a humble beginning, he had a dream, he pursued it for years with determination... And then... well the rest happened.

The Skype call had me dying. I felt bad for the guy at first, but when he stole money so blatantly he lost any possible sympathy.

This man at least deserves credits for making into Gintama. The show literally roasted him by having Gintoki imitate him, even his hairstyle.

もう何年も前のミームなのに割と最近海外ニキに紹介されてるのやっぱ影響力すげぇな…

11:44 : I completely missed that! That's so adorable! ^_^

11:42 that baby trying to wipe his tears is the cutest thing I saw all day.

In a way he did become more popular than his classmate and will be forever remembered as a meme.

I feel bad, amused and oddly inspired at the same time. Thought it must be hard for someone to be the laughing stock of your own country but no, he cheats and lies after he got the success he had wanted, AND still holds an radio show after all that shit has happened. Seriously if this man can win an election, we should be able to achieve something in our own life with 1/10 of his determination

I’ve seen many people with scandals in Japan and did not end well mostly commit suicide. This man is a man of steel, he even has his own radio in internet.

This man has so much emotion, he should've been an actor instead.

Man. This is the funniest thing I've seen all week. Thanks!

I never saw the memes or heard of this guy until now, but the memes you showed here are hilarious 😂

Felt bad for him at first. I’m sure many who had humble beginnings can relate to feeling inferior to popular classmates & coworkers. However, he chose to lie & cheat instead of becoming a well respected politician dedicated to his dream of becoming a man of status. Instead, he only became an embarrassment.

Holy shit... Nonomura is that kid who growls and hisses at other students in the halls

honestly ended up feeling more bad for the guy than i thought i would. what he did was shitty and unacceptable but i feel if we knew more about his upbringing it would explain a lot. i suppose i sympathize with him because at one point in school i was a loser with no friends.

Today (July 1, 2024) marks 10 years since the legendary press conference and it's still the most infamous one in the history of press conferences in Japan

I as japanese am surprised to see his becoming popular overseas. He is literally the best funny person I've ever seen. several years ago, every child including me imitated him in the interview and laughed and that now becomes beautiful memories of us. I want him to become a meme abroad too.

Mr. Nonomura actually succeeded in gaining world wide recognition much that his counterpart could have ever achieved.

I really love your channel dude. So original!

He made his dream come true, he did end up being influential just not the way he planned.

Isn't he a typical politician tho? What he's lacking was a posse, a smart strategist, scapegoats and an actual political sense.

As a Japanese, this is freaking gold 😂 Please do more about our country's rotten politicians. they're basically wasting oxygen

I really enjoyed this! Very amusing! That´s the kind of story I like!

from his Wikipedia article: "After resigning from the assembly, he lived with his parents in their apartment in Suminoe-ku, Osaka, and refunded the public funds that were defrauded.He is currently understood to be working on the US 2023 Republican campaign as a consultant" BRUH

I actually respect his decision to change his path into politics and the will to stick to it for so long to get elected. The way he got elected and what he did aside of course since that was just weak.

Sometimes losers and outsiders just have been dealt a bad hand and are actually friendly and redeemable. Other times, you just need to talk to them for five minutes and go "Yep, now I know why this dude has no friends."

0:10 the fact that I immediately recognised the song😂

7:46 That's nostalgic. Aw, I miss Japan. Can we take a moment to see how lighthearted many of these Japan related topics are in comparison to the West? Japanese people really are amazing, while there are many problems and a lot of insanity, the potential is still high. At least I believe so.

I’ve learned more about Japanese politics in this single video than I will ever know in a lifetime. Thank you Nonomura

Getting mocked by gintama is an honor he don't deserve

Uploaded new video about Nonomura 2 mouths ago and almost hit 2m views? As I a Japanese, I really glad to see this and kinda proud of him😂😂 Great content👍

0:19 this was so good lol

This honestly should inspire any Japanese local. If this man can make it to some level of authority in government, then by God almighty, SO CAN YOU. Be the change you want to see in the world.

i actually felt sympathy durring the 1st half of the video for him, but then i backed up, when you mention about corruption.

That Mario beat kills me every time it's so good! XD And 10:18 *chef's kiss*

For some reason the final line "he now runs an online radio show" gave me a good laugh. What does he do there? Attempt to continue his love quest over the airwaves?

if he was not a popular person in the first place, he should not have gotten into politics where its basically a popularity charisma game

Imagine trying, failing, getting back up, but then you fucked it up so bad and couldn't cover it up and ended up as an eternal national meme. What a life this dude has

Well, in a way Nonomura did become more well known than Hashimoto. Dude had people from around the world laughing at him.

Oh my god! Gintama is my favorite anime and I never got that joke until now, thank you!

I remember looking up this guy when the Gintama anime parodied his crying out burst.

Appreciate everything you do to explain Japanese culture

The goddamn rhythm game and Skype memes made me literally choke on my water.

i love the sped up clips 😭

He would be a perfect fit in brazilian politics. Literally COME TO BRAZIL.

From an embarrassment to a pro chess player, Hikaru really is something

Very entertaining, nice pacing and editing

I honestly have respect for his dedication

ok the trumpet at 10:05 was the perfect encapsulation of this entire story

not gonna lie. i give him a GODLY A+ for actually going out of his way to chase his dreams.

I love your channel

This is ridiculously entertaining 😂🔥

He destroyed his whole his career by choosing corruption

the skype sound at 10:18 killed me💀

I remember this happening in real time. Man, it was glorious.

I LOVE these videos. Subscribed!

God, the parody from Gintama is still absolutely hilarious to this day

i love how japanese always create songs from literally any dialogue possible. like that one highschool ad or something that has some japanese high school boy shouting in a road in a riverside (cmiiw). idk what was the original video but i had my share of people who remix them into songs

I watched that gintama scene, unknown of its reference, still laughing hard because its hilarious af. Now i know its origins its even more funny lmaoo

Man I love this video, whenever I'm feeling down I watch this to get a good laugh

His crying was so absurd that even Gintama made fun of the whole thing.

For those who don't understand the part at 3:40 about how could one of LDP's candidate win "too many votes" - in Japanese elections, at least on a local level, there are usually multiple candidates elected to represent a single district, but voters can only cast vote for single one. This means that while the results are fairly proportional between the various political parties, the parties need to predict just the right amount of candidates to nominate - if they nominate too many, their votes will get diluted and they might lose out to parties with less support, that have nevertheless nominated the right amount of candidates. But what can happen even if the party nominates the right amount of candidates is that one of their candidates becomes too popular, taking votes away from their other candidates causing them to lose, while they get way more votes then they needed to get elected. This is what happened in this election. They have moved away from this system for the elections to the House of Representatives on the national level, but everywhere else it is still in practice.

POV: You're seeing Anycolor CEO after getting caught with embezzlement and other worse cases, 2024 colorized.

8:52 Imagine if you could see it on a seismograph.

One of my most clear childhood memories was my japanese uncle laughing his ass off watching this guy on TV

I'm japanese. We love his behavier. He makes us smile anytime. ＝He is the best comidean in japan👍

2:32 surprise Hideo Kojima cameo

Should of just stayed at his old job. i got a memory disorder- oh yeah, when was it diagnosed? At 2:37 pm on Aug 17, 2019. it was a rainy mild day, your honor! . They must of gave him the suspened sentance as repayment for the Laughs they must of had after each day!

The fact that he still had 18 million yen to send back raises more questions than the original theft did. 🤔

11:41 the child wiping his tears through the screen made my day

The story is like a water slide it just goes down from the top with a few twists and turns !

詳しすぎる...こんな詳細な話までは知らなかった

This meme is truly a legend. I searched for the newest Nonomura meme video on Niconico (a Japanese Video Sharing Platform) and it was uploaded 3 days ago! The one before that was posted on July 1st. It's been about 9 years since he became a meme and people still make fun of him. It's so hilarious. Thanks for reminding me of this meme!

3:47 Another problem for the LDP in addition to poor vote allocation was that the daughter of a former LDP MP (who used to be a member of the prefecture assembly from this district) ran as a LDP rebel and won 20,109 votes (#2 vote-getter in your chart) which also ate into the LDP vote base and helped to get Nonomura Ryuutaro elected.

OMG I'm dying here... 💀💀💀 those memes are pure GOLD. 🤣🤣🤣 that skype ringtone completely killed me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Today I found out Madarama's confession from Persona 5 was modelled after Nonomura's breakdown.

It's always a good day when a new Japanalysis video drop

I honestly believe that Nonomura might have a social or developmental disorder. His behavior and disposition is reminiscent of someone a bit higher up on the ASD spectrum for example. Public freakouts, lack of social awareness, spending large amounts of money on hobbies (3 million on stamps daym), saying inappropriate things and not understanding their reactions etc. Knowing Japan's outlook on mental health, especially during the 20th century it wouldn't be too much of a reach to think that the people in his life possibly overlooked his behavior and just thought "hmm guess he's just a weird guy."

0:12 nah not mario you guys are wild for that 💀

9:56 the memes that ppl have made of this pathetic tantrum are absolute *peak* comedy

You are like Internet Historian but Japan-based content. You earned my sub!

I'm laughing so much that I'm feeling bad for this guy. Such a level of humiliation is too much. I'd not wish it on my worst enemy.

Thanks for bringing back the good memory XDDDD

1:39 I mean the fact he got any votes is impressive on its own