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Fri, 09/02/2011 - 09:54
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Azumi to be finance minister

TOKYO, September 2 (Itar-Tass) -- Jun Azumi, the ruling Democratic
Party of Japan's former Diet affairs chief, is set to become finance
minister under the new Cabinet of Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda,
Kyodo News reported on Friday quoting DPJ sources.
It was earlier reported that Katsuya Okada rejected the post of the
finance minister.
Kyodo said Koichiro Gemba, national strategy minister, is expected to
take the post of foreign minister.

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