He had resigned as finance minister in February after appearing drunk and incoherent during a news conference at a Group of Seven meeting in Rome.

今年2月，由于在罗马召开的七大工业国(Group of Seven)一次新闻发布会上表现的醉眼朦胧和语无伦次，中川昭一随后被迫辞去了财政大臣职位。