Yoshiro Mori, the former Tokyo Olympic official, had a short one-year stint as Japan’s Prime Minister whose frequent gaffes led a legendary story(?) of meeting then Prez Bill Clinton: “Before the recent G8 summit in Okinawa, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was coached in a bit of English. Upon meeting Clinton, he was to say “How are you?” The response was supposed to be “I’m fine, thank you. And you?” Mori was to answer, “Me too.”When they actually met, Mori made a small slip-up and said, “Who are you?”Clinton replied, “I’m Hillary’s husband.” To which Mori replied, “Me too.”
Yoshiro Mori, the former Tokyo Olympic official, had a short one-year stint as Japan’s Prime Minister whose frequent gaffes led a legendary story(?) of meeting then Prez Bill Clinton: “Before the recent G8 summit in Okinawa, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was coached in a bit of English. Upon meeting Clinton, he was to say “How are you?” The response was supposed to be “I’m fine, thank you. And you?” Mori was to answer, “Me too.”When they actually met, Mori made a small slip-up and said, “Who are you?”Clinton replied, “I’m Hillary’s husband.” To which Mori replied, “Me too.”