Japanese cabinet minister sacked
May 28th, 2010 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANSTokyo, May 28 (IANS) Japan’s Consumer Affairs Minister Mizuho Fukushima was Friday sacked from the cabinet by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, media reports said.
Fukushima, who is also a leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was sacked after he refused to sign the cabinet resolution on relocation of the US Futenma base, Xinhua reported citing a statement from state broadcaster NHK.
Futenma is a US Marines base located in Ginowan city on Okinawa island.
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