Japan's 77-year-old finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, has resigned due to poor health, Japanese media say.
If confirmed, the resignation would be a blow to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who took office in September.
Mr Hatoyama has promised to shift Japan to the left after half a century of conservative dominance by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).
Mr Fujii was one of only a few members in the new government with extensive previous experience of administration.
Mr Fujii, who is suffering from high blood pressure, was admitted to hospital last week for tests.
He has been seen as a champion of fiscal restraint, resisting calls from the ruling Democratic Party's (DPJ) coalition partners for more spending despite Japan's huge debt, the BBC's Roland Buerk reports from Tokyo.
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