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URGENT: Japan PM Eyes Cabinet Reshuffle on Sept. 17, Extra Diet From Oct. 5: Sources

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering reshuffling her Cabinet on Sept. 17, with an extraordinary parliamentary session likely to be convened on Oct. 5, government sources said Wednesday.

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[Yomiuri Shimbun] Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (President of the Liberal Democratic Party) has decided to retain Koichi Hagiuda (63), acting secretary-general of the party, in this month's cabinet reshuffle and LDP executive appointments. She values his ability to coordinate important policies and parliamentary operations, and has judged that it is necessary to keep him in a key party position.

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[Josei Jishin] The cabinet reshuffle and LDP executive appointments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (LDP President) are expected to take place from September 16th to 18th. The point of interest will be the treatment of Koichi Hagiuda, the acting secretary-general. "In a public opinion poll conducted by Jiji Press in October 2025, when the Takaichi administration was formed, 71.4% of respondents said they were 'against' appointing Diet members i…

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Regarding the cabinet reshuffle scheduled for next week under Prime Minister Takaichi, a proposal has emerged to appoint former Abe faction members, who were found to have failed to report political funding issues within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), to ministerial positions. Prime Minister Takaichi hopes to appoint LDP executives as early as the 16th of next week, followed by a cabinet reshuffle on the 17th, and is currently considering s…

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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