Why You Are Laughing? Shut Up!

The other members of the UN torture committee were not laughing at Hideaki Ueda's horrible English. They were laughing at the content of his speech. In Japan, an arrested person isn't allowed to have a lawyer present when being interrogated. Another member mentioned that Japan's justice system is antiquated, and Mr. Ueda's response was, "Eh, ah certainly, ah, Japan is not in the middle age. We are one of the most advanced country in this field." Of course any intelligent person would laugh at this. It's the equivalent to the US saying they have some of the best gun safety laws in the world or Spain saying they have the lowest rate of siestas in Europe. Anyway, then Ueda yelled shut up a couple times, which I assume made most people laugh harder. Ueda was able to completely recover by again saying, "We are one of the most advanced country in this field," and adding, "That is our proud." I would say one of their other prouds should be their ability to consistently produce diplomats with such impeccable English.