Prime Minister HR and Cabinet Reform Meeting with Chairman Masatone Kishida and former Secretary General Hosoda September 4 12:52
Prior to a visit to the Russian Far East, Prime Minister Abe met at the Prime Minister's office with the Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Kishida, Chairman of the Government of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, and a former faction president, Mr. Hosoda. Exchanged opinions on personnel changes and cabinet remodeling.
Prime Minister Abe met with Mr. Kishida, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party's Kishida faction, following the last week for about 20 minutes at the Prime Minister's residence on the morning of the 4th, before his visit to Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. Participants exchanged opinions on the personnel of the party and the remodeling of the cabinet.
The treatment of Mr. Kishida who is eager to “Post Abe” is also attracting attention in this personnel affairs.
Following this, Prime Minister Abe met with former Secretary-General Hosoda, who is the chairman of the Hosoda school of his own faction and special advisor to the party's constitutional reform promotion headquarters, and exchanged opinions on personnel matters, etc. .
After that, Mr. Hosoda only told reporters, “Because we know each other, it is not a request or somehow.”