Japan PM says ministers to resign on Aug 30

Source: Agencies | August 23, 2011, Tuesday |

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JAPANESE Prime Minister Naoto Kan told his cabinet ministers on Tuesday that they are likely to resign on August 30, Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said today.

The unpopular prime minister's comments effectively confirmed his intention to resign in coming days, clearing the way for Japan to select its sixth prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi ended a rare five-year term in 2006.

The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is planning to pick a new leader on August 29, setting the stage for parliamentary confirmation of a new premier and the selection of a new cabinet.

Yosano also told a news conference that the government needs to devise steps to cope with the negative effects of the yen rise in the coming third supplementary budget for this fiscal year.

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Japan PM says ministers to resign on Aug 30

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