Finance Minister Mitsuzuka to resign

Grim-looking Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka leaves the office of Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Jan. 27 after informing the prime minister of his decision to resign to take the blame for the previous day's arrests of two ministry officials on suspicion of taking bribes from banks in exchange for tip-offs and favors relating to ministry inspections of these banks.

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