Japan’s new Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced on Tuesday the composition of the government of Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, with key portfolios appointed to her former rivals in the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race.
The foreign ministry’s helm was given to Toshimitsu Motegi, who already held this post in 2019-2021. Former Agriculture Minister and Takaichi’s main rival in the LDP election, Shinjiro Koizumi, was appointed the new defense minister. Satsuki Katayama, who previously served as Japanese Minister for Regional Revitalization and Gender Equality, was appointed Finance Minister.
