In Japan, two female ministers quit, dealing a blow to Abe and ‘womenomics’
Yuko Obuchi, Japan’s economy, trade and industry minister, announces her resignation at a news conference at her office in Tokyo on Monday. Obuchi resigned over claims she misused political funds. (Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images)
TOKYO — Two of Japan’s new female cabinet ministers, appointed just last month as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s plan to let women “shine,” resigned their posts Monday amid allegations of financial impropriety.