And Mr Aso has chosen Shoichi Nakagawa, a potential budget-buster like himself, as finance minister.
麻生还选择了中川昭一来担任财务兼金融大臣,而这位和麻生一样是个潜在的花钱能手。
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Shoichi Nakagawa resigned as Japan's finance minister amid a row over whether he was drunk at a recent G7 news conference.
中川昭一辞去日本财相——因为G7新闻发布会上怀疑他饮酒丑闻。
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The finance minister, Shoichi Nakagawa, who was supposed to guide Japan out of its mess, has just resigned after he appeared drunk at a press conference in Rome.