What Takaichi’s Cabinet Reshuffle Reveals

東スポＷeb – 東京スポーツ新聞社

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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet on the 17th. While she replaced more than half of the 18 ministers (10), Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi were reappointed. Most of the key government positions remained unchanged...

i-cable.com

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[Cable News] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, and other key officials remaining in their positions. Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshimasa Hayashi resigned.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet today (17th), and Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced the list of new cabinet members earlier. Many of the original core cabinet members were retained; on the other hand, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is regarded by some as a "pro-China" figure, was confirmed to be replaced.

toyokeizai.net

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The second reshuffled cabinet of Sanae Takaichi was inaugurated on September 17th. While most ministers retained their positions, Yoshimasa Hayashi, who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, was suddenly forced out of the cabinet. Behind this abrupt removal, it appears a ruthless battle was unfolding ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election next autumn.