Tanaka leaves office

Tanaka leaves office

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka leaves the Foreign Ministry office in Tokyo's Shiba Park on Jan. 30. Tanaka orally accepted Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's decision to dismiss her the previous night.

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