Japan's finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, has been admitted to hospital suffering from high blood pressure and fatigue, following weeks of tense government negotiations that produced a record budget for 2010.
The hospitalisation comes at a delicate time for Yukio Hatoyama, the prime minister, who has seen his poll ratings dwindle amid continuing economic weakness and a political funding scandal.
Mr Fujii, 77, is a close ally of Mr Hatoyama and one of the few members of the cabinet with government experience and familiarity with the country's bureaucracy.
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