Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii was admitted to a hospital Monday to undergo medical tests and take some rest after weeks of hard work drafting the fiscal 2010 budget, government officials said.
Fujii will stay in the hospital about 10 days. The officials said the 77-year-old minister is suffering from exhaustion and high blood pressure.
Unable to view this article?
This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.
Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.
If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.
We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
SUBSCRIBE NOW
With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display name in the Profile section of your subscriber account page.