Prime Minister Takaichi adjusts cabinet appointments from Meiji Restoration, considers cabinet reshuffle based on 16th

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (President of the Liberal Democratic Party) has begun arrangements to appoint one minister from the Japan Restoration Party in a cabinet reshuffle that will take place as early as the 16th. This was announced by a government official on the 8th. The positions of Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of Special Affairs in the Cabinet Office, which is in charge of regulatory reform, have been floated, and the final decision will be made taking into account the intentions of the Meiji Restoration. A senior government official mentioned the possibility of a cabinet reshuffle on the 17th.

Takayuki Kobayashi continues to hold key positions Cabinet reshuffle, Hiroshi Kajiyama appears in the cabinet - Takaichi administration

Since the inauguration of the Takauchi Cabinet in October last year, the Meiji Restoration has limited its cooperation to outside the cabinet, but will now turn to cooperation within the cabinet in order to increase its involvement in government management. The names of former representative Nobuyuki Baba, co-chairman Fumitake Fujita, and secretary-general Hiroshi Nakatsuka are being talked about as candidates for the cabinet.

On the 8th, Ishin representative Hirofumi Yoshimura (Governor of Osaka Prefecture) emphasized that ``Ishin will play an accelerator role (for reform)'' regarding the cabinet reshuffle, and expressed his intention to discuss it with the prime minister. He spoke to reporters at the prefectural office. Even in the previous Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition government, only one Komeito member was in the cabinet.

Meanwhile, at the Liberal Democratic Party executive meeting on the 8th, the Prime Minister made a discretionary decision to appoint party executives. Party officials are expected to be reshuffled on the 16th, subject to the cabinet's approval on the 15th of a tax reform outline that includes a consumption tax cut. There is a plan to carry out the cabinet reshuffle on the same day, but a senior government official pointed out that ``it is not customary to do it at the same time,'' and raised the possibility that the reshuffle would be delayed until the day after the party reshuffle. The idea of ​​convening an extraordinary Diet session is being considered around the week of October 5th.