2 female Japanese ministers quit in a day
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Japanese Justice Minister Midori Matsushima speaks during a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo in this Sept 3, 2014 file photo. [Photo/China Daily via agencies] |
Matsushima's resignation came after Obuchi' s resignation due to alleged election law violation, reported local media.
A senior official of Japan's major opposition Democratic Party of Japan filed a criminal complaint with prosecutors on Friday against Matsushima for alleged election law violation.
Abe said he is responsible for appointing the two resigning ministers, both of them took the post early September during Abe's first cabinet reshuffle since he returned to power in December 2012.
The prime minister will also select two new ministers on Monday, said Japan's Kyodo News.
Abe ushered in five female ministers, including Obuchi and Matsushima, during his cabinet reshuffle in efforts to make his cabinet a test field for promoting women's status and involvement in the society and workplace so as to revitalize Japan's prolonged sluggish economy.
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