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A series of reshuffled cabinet appointments, including Economic and Security Minister Onoda's continued appointment and Mr. Sasakawa's appointment as Environment Minister.
At an extraordinary cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Takaichi summarized the resignations of current cabinet ministers and announced personnel changes to the cabinet, including the continued appointment of Economy and Security Minister Onoda, the appointment of Hiroyoshi Sasakawa as environment minister, the continued appointment of Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara, Foreign Minister Motegi, and Finance Minister Katayama, the appointment of Meiji Restoration's Hiroshi Nakashi as minister of regulatory reform, and the appointment of Rep. Tatsunori Ibayashi as minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. In addition, the Liberal Democratic Party's Goshi Hosono, Kazuo Yan, Takashi Yamashita, Hiroyoshi Sasakawa, Hisayuki Fujii, Yasuhiro Harashi, and Yoshihiro Seki have been confirmed to join the cabinet, the Bank of Japan has reported a new record high in personal financial assets, and US President Trump has called on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. Domestic and international developments were reported, including the New York Dow dropping more than 800 points at one point, the Federal Reserve hinting at further interest rate hikes by the end of the year, the US Federal Reserve raising its policy interest rate by 0.25%, and the Hague Special Tribunal sentencing the former president of Kosovo to 25 years in prison.