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Japan finance minister steps down
BBC News ^ | February 17, 2009

Posted on 02/17/2009 4:55:11 AM PST by Loyalist

Japan's Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa has resigned, amid claims that he was drunk at a recent G7 meeting.

Mr Nakagawa said earlier that he would wait until parliament had approved a supplementary budget to step down.

But he brought forward his departure after calls for his immediate exit escalated.

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He has already apologised for his behaviour at last weekend's news conference in Rome but blamed cold remedies for a slurred performance there.

He said he had not drunk more than a sip of alcohol before facing the media.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Japan
KEYWORDS: g7; japan; sake; shoichinakagawa
Hold my sake?

But seriously folks, the best alcoholic cold remedy is grappa with chili peppers soaked in it for a month. It works.

1 posted on 02/17/2009 4:55:12 AM PST by Loyalist
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To: Loyalist

One can only wish the great O would step down also.

And Please do not scold me. I know this is a totally different subject and has nothing to do with the “One” but the libertards have taught me well. Every forum was a cause to blame Bush so turn around is fair play. The One, Mr. Hope and Change to most, doesn’t have a clue as to what he is doing.


2 posted on 02/17/2009 5:39:20 AM PST by blueyon ( Civil rights and civility have nothing in common)
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