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Enda take note... It's never a good idea for a leader to play with paper firemen on TV

Japanese Twitter users have been howling in derision, after their prime minister used paper models to explain new laws.

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Jul 23rd 2015, 6:02 AM

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WATCH: This Tokyo restaurant is entirely automated

See ya later, waiters and waitresses!

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Oct 18th 2013, 8:30 PM