Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

Industry minister Obuchi offers resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi bows her head at the end of a press conference at her ministry on Oct. 20, 2014, after submitting her resignation over a political funds scandal. Obuchi was one of the five women who joined Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government in a Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 3.

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