China News Service, August 10. According to Kyodo News, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida confirmed the list of new cabinet members on the 10th.
There are 19 new cabinet members in total, of which 9 are first-time cabinet members.
Analysts believe that Kishida's cabinet reshuffle is aimed at long-term governance.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroichi Matsuno announced the list of cabinet members, among which, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kato Katsunobu and Defense Minister Yasushi Hamada once again assumed the same positions.
The Minister of Economy and Industry is held by Nishimura Yasushi.
Takaichi Sanae is in charge of economic security.
The digital phase is held by Taro Kono.
The number of female cabinet members is the same as before the reorganization.
The first people to enter the cabinet are Nomura Tetsuro, Minister of Agriculture, Naoki Okada, Minister of Local Creation and Northern Okinawa, Minoru Terada, Minister of General Affairs, Koshiko Nagaoka, Minister of Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Yasuhiro Yeli, Minister of Law, Kenya Akiba, Minister of Rejuvenation, and National Public Security Commissioner Chief and Disaster Prevention Director Aiya Koichi, Environment Minister Akihiro Nishimura, and Low Birth Countermeasure Manager Masanobu Kokura.
Hiroichi Matsuno, Minister of Finance Shunichi Suzuki, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Fangzheng, Minister of Economic Regeneration Daishiro Yamaji, and Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Teio Saito all continue to serve as their original positions.
According to reports, the new cabinet will be officially launched on the evening of the 10th after a certification ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Japan.
The analysis believes that Kishida Fumio's intention to stabilize the foundation of his regime can be seen from the cabinet reshuffle and the Liberal Democratic Party's high-level personnel adjustment, including how to deal with the largest faction, the Abe faction, and absorb non-mainstream factions.
In view of the spread of the new crown epidemic and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Kishida described the current domestic and foreign situation as "the most difficult situation after the war" and called for unity among the ruling parties.
What can be seen from this is that Kishida is wary of Abe's alienation from conservatives in view of the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
The analysis pointed out that Kishida let the economic and industrial minister Hagi Ikuta Koichi, who was once Abe's crony, became the chairman of the government affairs investigation of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, and arranged for 4 members sent by Abe to join the cabinet.
The appointment of Takaichi Sanae, who was once close to Abe, as the minister of economic security also showed consideration for conservatives.
The report also said that Kishida is eyeing the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in two years.
The promotion of the non-mainstream acting general affairs chairman Yu Moriyama as the chairman of the election policy committee, and the appointment of the head of the headquarter of public information, Taro Kono, a competitor in the presidential election last year, seems to be aimed at gaining broad party support and ensuring the presidential election. dominance.