Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to a senior party post, while former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera will take up the position again in a cabinet reshuffle, NHK public television said on Wednesday. The economy minister post is set to be taken…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will appoint Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida to a senior party post, while former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera will take up the position again in a cabinet reshuffle, NHK public television said on Wednesday.
The economy minister post is set to be taken by Toshimitsu Motegi, who formerly served as trade minister, NHK reported.
Abe, beset by tumbling public support due to suspicions of a cronyism scandal and a crushing election loss by his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo elections last month, is set to carry out a broad shake-up of his cabinet on Thursday.
Recent opinion polls have shown support for Abe plunging to below 30%, its lowest since he returned to office in December 2012 with a promise to revive Japan’s stale economy and bolster its defenses.
