Jesse "The Body" Ventura has taken on sharpshooters in the jungle and bloodthirsty fighters in the ring. The one thing the governor of Minnesota, who is on a 10-day visit to Japan, can't get used to is the media frenzy that swarms around him.
Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Thursday, the pro wrestler-turned-governor said that the media scrutiny he has been under since he took office in January has been "the most critical and brutal part" of life in the governor's mansion. "Anything I say has earth-shattering consequence," he said.
During the speech, Ventura, who served in Vietnam as a U.S. Navy SEAL, boasted of his knowledge of Japan, acquired during his last visit as a pro wrestler in the 1980s. He also emphasized the importance of the partnership between his state and Japan.