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Yawn ... Japan minister resigns

International Herald Tribune, February 17, 2009
Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa resigned this week amid criticism for slurring and yawning during a news conference over the weekend at the G-7 meeting in Rome. This is posing serious problems for Japanese officials, as the global recession and the country's economy worsen.