Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso and Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (top) attend the Lower House Budget Committee at the parliament in Tokyo February 17, 2009. Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said on Tuesday he would resign after being forced to deny he was drunk at a G7 news conference, dealing a fresh blow to unpopular Prime Minister Taro Aso in an election year. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN)