{"id":10124,"date":"2010-01-06T08:49:30","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=10124"},"modified":"2010-01-06T08:49:30","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T12:49:30","slug":"j-news-mini-roundup-japanese-finance-minister-resigns-blow-to-hatoyama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2010\/01\/06\/j-news-mini-roundup-japanese-finance-minister-resigns-blow-to-hatoyama\/","title":{"rendered":"J-News Mini-Roundup:  Japanese Finance Minister Resigns &#8211; Blow to Hatoyama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/category\/j-news-mini-round-up\/\"><strong><em>J-News Mini-Roundup<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em> is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, <strong>Jon Hills<\/strong>, who maintains the blog for <strong>Hills Learning<\/strong> (<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillslearning.com\/\"><em>www.hillslearning.com<\/em><\/a><em>). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese and Chinese language learning options.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-10125\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/hatoyama.jpg\" alt=\"hatoyama\" width=\"155\" height=\"206\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong> Since becoming Prime Minister last September, Yukio Hatoyama has had a dedicated cabinet. The Prime Minister and his cabinet have stood fast to battle both a horrible economic downturn in Japan and also the many issues arising from an aging population. However in recent weeks concerns have risen in regards to his Finance Minister&#8217;s health (aged 77), in particular high blood pressure. The Prime Minister&#8217;s initial reaction was to try to keep him on regardless, as Fuji-san is one of his most experienced and capable cabinet members.<\/p>\n<p>Last night however the Prime Minister called a press conference where he caved in to letting Finance Minister Fuji step down. Each newspaper reported a slightly different take on the event:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yomiuri<\/strong> &#8221; Next Finance Minister Nominated, he&#8217;ll share the position&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hillslearning.com\/2010\/01\/06\/finance-minister-fuji-resigns-\u2013-first-blow-to-japanese-prime-minister-hatoyama\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the rest of the article, including other Japanese language and culture articles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese and Chinese language learning options. Background: Since becoming Prime Minister last September, Yukio Hatoyama has had a dedicated cabinet. 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