Japan’s Finance Minister to Quit After G-7 Blunder

At the G7 meeting this past weekend in Rome, Japan's finance minister, Shoichi Nakagawa, appeared unprepared and unprofessional. His slurred speeches and episodes of falling asleep during meetings was a great embarrassment to Prime Minister Taro Aso and his government. Already heavily criticized for handling the economic crisis poorly, Prime Minister Aso fears that Nakagawa'a actions will only underscore his government's failure.