Koizumi tells Tanaka to replace 4 latest vice ministers

Koizumi tells Tanaka to replace 4 latest vice ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks to reporters at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on July 31 about the possible reshuffle of top bureaucrats at the Foreign Ministry. The prime minister reportedly instructed Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka to replace the four most recent vice foreign ministers to have them take responsibility for a series of embezzlement scandals involving ministry officials.

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