Fukuoka Governor's 'Work Trip' Budget is Something Else

Next time you stress about your rent, remember the Fukuoka governor stayed in a ¥100,000/night hotel on a work trip. 🫠

Yes, that's per night. It kind of puts the cost of your 6-tatami mat apartment in perspective, doesn't it?

So what's the deal?

Fukuoka's governor, Seitaro Hattori, has come under fire after a review of his and his staff's spending on overseas business trips. It turns out that over the last five years, they've taken 23 trips abroad.

The total bill? About 337 million yen. Of our money. You know, taxes.

This whole thing only came to light because the prefectural assembly *itself* was getting called out for its own expensive overseas