Japan PM to pick senior lawmaker Jojima as finance minister: media

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to name senior lawmaker Koriki Jojima as the country's new finance minister in a cabinet shake-up due later on Monday, Japanese media reported. Jojima, who has served as parliamentary affairs chief in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), would replace Jun Azumi and take charge of the world's third largest economy as it teeters on the brink of recession in the face of a global slowdown and strong yen. ...

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