• Has heard nothing about reports of Tanaka quitting.
  • Cabinet will decide how to use reserve funds this month.
  • Fujimura confirms Tanaka has been hospitalized, can’t confirm him resigning.

BBG headlines

Side note: Japan minister to quit over donations and gang ties.-NHK Reports.

It’s been a rough go for Tanaka, this out 5 days ago on his ‘criminal links’ 30 years ago.

I am assuming Jojima hadn’t seen this report, but now saying he’s mulling legal action against magazine on gang ties story.

China.org. has Tanaka deciding to resign.