Shoichi Nakagawa
latest news & developmentsJapan finance minister to quit in blow to PM Aso
Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference.
Japan finance minister denies being drunk at G7
Japan’s finance minister denied on Monday that he had been drunk at a G7 news conference but the opposition demanded he be fired.