
木原官房長官ら主要閣僚は留任、維新から中司宏氏が初入閣へ
高市早苗首相は17日、就任後初の内閣改造を行う。木原官房長官ら主要閣僚を留任させ骨格を維持する一方、日本維新の会との閣内協力を決定。維新の中司宏氏が初入閣し、臨時国会での消費税減税や定数削減法案の成立を目指す。
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高市早苗首相による就任後初の内閣改造と、日本維新の会との閣内協力体制の構築に関する報道。
高市早苗首相(自民党総裁)は17日、就任後初となる内閣改造を行う。木原稔官房長官(57)、茂木敏充外相(70)、片山さつき財務相(67)、小泉進次郎防衛相(45)を続投させ、内閣の「骨格」は維持する方針。参院自民が入閣候補として推す古川俊治参院議員(63)についても受け入れる方向で調整する。第2次高市改造内閣は同日中に発足する。
日本維新の会は今回の改造から閣内協力に転じ、前幹事長の中司宏衆院議員(70)が初入閣する。昨年の自民党総裁選で首相と争った林芳正総務相(65)の処遇が焦点となる。
首相は16日、維新の吉村洋文代表(大阪府知事)と首相官邸で会談し、「閣内に入ってもらいたい」と正式に要請した。吉村氏は「内閣に入って責任を共有し、政策を前に進めていく」と了承。両氏は、10月上旬にも召集される臨時国会で消費税減税と衆院議員定数削減の関連法案の成立を期す方針を確認した。
会談後、吉村氏は記者会見で「規制改革や行財政改革はわれわれの強みだ。自民だけではできないところで役割を果たす」と閣内協力に向けた決意を強調した。
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第2次高市改造内閣が17日中に発足する。
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At an extraordinary cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Takaichi compiled the resignations of current ministers and decided to continue serving as Minister of Economic Security and Security Onoda. Hiroyoshi Sasakawa will be appointed as Environment Minister and will also be in charge of bear damage countermeasures, while Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara, Foreign Minister Motegi, and Finance Minister Katayama will continue in their posts. Hiroshi Nakashi of the Meiji Restoration was appointed as Minister of Regulatory Reform, and Representative Tatsunori Ibayashi was appointed as Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. From the Liberal Democratic Party, Goshi Hosono, Kazuo Yan, Takashi Yamashita, Hiroyoshi Sasakawa, Hisayuki Fujii, Yasuhiro Harashi, and Yoshihiro Seki have been confirmed to join the cabinet. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan announced that personal financial assets reached a new record high of 2,519 trillion yen at the end of June. US President Trump demanded that the Federal Reserve immediately lower interest rates, and the New York Dow at one point recorded a decline of more than 800 points. The Federal Reserve has hinted at one more rate hike within the year, and has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.25% to 3.75-4.00% annually. A special court in The Hague has sentenced former Kosovo President Thaci to 25 years in prison. Representative Yoshimura of the Meiji Restoration Party conveyed to the prime minister his intention to reduce the consumption tax and reduce the number of members of the House of Representatives at an extraordinary Diet session.

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.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will inaugurate the second reshuffled Takaichi Cabinet on the afternoon of the 17th. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Mogi, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will continue to serve in the Cabinet, while former State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshihiro Seki and former State Minister of the Environment Hiroyoshi Sasakawa will join the Cabinet for the first time. Mr. Seki, a former member of the Abe faction, was involved in the factional slush fund scandal, but this will be his first time joining the cabinet since the scandal was discovered. The focus is on the treatment of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who competed with the prime minister in last year's presidential election. The Meiji Restoration Association turned to cooperation within the Cabinet, and former Secretary-General Hiroshi Nakatsuka entered the Cabinet for the first time. Kei Sato, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, will be replaced by Yusuke Nakanishi, former Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. It will be officially launched in the evening of the same day after a certification ceremony at the Imperial Palace, and the Prime Minister will explain its aims and policies at a press conference.

The Liberal Democratic Party's Takashi Yamashita, Hisayuki Fujii, and Yasuhiro Harashi have been confirmed to join the cabinet, and Prime Minister Takaichi has compiled the resignations of current ministers at an extraordinary cabinet meeting. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan announced that personal financial assets reached a new record high of 2,519 trillion yen at the end of June. The US Federal Reserve decided to raise the policy interest rate by 0.25% to 3.75% to 4.00% annually, and President Trump demanded that the Fed immediately cut interest rates. In addition, it was reported that the Hague Special Tribunal sentenced the former president of Kosovo to 25 years in prison, that representatives of Ishin proposed to the prime minister a consumption tax cut and a reduction in the number of members of parliament, that Kansai Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power were considering participating in an interim storage facility in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, and that a South Korean district court ordered North Korea to pay approximately 5 billion yen in compensation.

The Liberal Democratic Party's Takashi Yamashita, Hisayuki Fujii, and Yasuhiro Harashi have been confirmed to join the cabinet. Prime Minister Takaichi compiled the resignations of current cabinet ministers at an extraordinary cabinet meeting. The Bank of Japan announced that personal financial assets reached a record high of 2,519 trillion yen at the end of June. US President Trump has called on the Federal Reserve to immediately lower interest rates, but the Fed has signaled one more rate hike before the end of the year, raising the policy rate by 0.25% to 3.75-4.00%. Other news reported include the Hague Special Tribunal sentencing the former president of Kosovo to 25 years in prison, the representative of Ishin informing the prime minister of a consumption tax cut and a reduction in the number of members of parliament, Kansai Electric Power and Tohoku Electric Power's intention to participate in an interim storage facility in Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture, a South Korean district court ordering North Korea to pay approximately 5 billion yen in compensation, and six event companies found guilty in the Tokyo Olympics rigging case.

The CDU suffered a crushing defeat in Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state parliament election, and the far-right AfD rose to become the largest party. There is growing talk within the party that Chancellor Merz should step down, and the party's fate may be determined by the Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state elections on the 20th. There have also been reports of confidence questions being asked by leading party figures and the emergence of candidates for the next prime minister.