Fujii tells Hatoyama he wants to resign due to health reasons

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) stands with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama before a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. Later in the day, Fujii reportedly told Hatoyama that he wants to step down from his post due to health reasons.

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