(Central News Agency, Tokyo, 21st Comprehensive Foreign News Report) Japanese media revealed that Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae plans to carry out cabinet reshuffle and Liberal Democratic Party cadre personnel adjustment in mid-to-late September. By then, how the four opponents who competed with her in last year’s presidential election will be arranged will become the focus of attention from the outside world.
Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported that outsiders believe that Takaichi Sanae is expected to seek re-election as president when his term expires in September next year, so the personnel arrangements for these four people will be carefully evaluated.
In last year's presidential election, a total of five people, including Takaichi Sanae, including current Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, current Minister of General Affairs Hayashi Masaru, current political affairs chairman Takayuki Kobayashi, and current Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, ran for election. In the end, Sanae Takaichi defeated Shinjiro Koizumi in the second round of voting.
Lin Fangzheng gave a speech in Osaka City on the 20th. Regarding personnel arrangements, he only said: "It is inconvenient for people other than the Prime Minister to say more." However, regarding the next presidential election, he publicly stated that he "hopes to continue to maintain his ambition to run", and his move attracted much attention.
The report pointed out that Lin Fangzheng maintained a certain distance from Takaichi Sanae. In June, he had a dinner with former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Ryota Takeda, who led the party group. Outsiders believed that this meant that Lin Fang was seeking to expand his support base within the party.
As Minister of General Affairs, he also frequently visited local areas. A source from Lin Fangzheng's camp revealed: "Considering that he is 65 years old, he must run for the next presidential election no matter what." If Lin Fangzheng is not assigned any party and government positions in this reorganization, he is likely to speed up his bid for the president.
The personnel changes of Kobayashi Takayuki are also attracting attention. He has implemented his stance of supporting the Prime Minister, and in the previous special parliament, he worked hard to coordinate within and outside the party on issues such as revising the royal family model. As a representative conservative politician, his political stance is closest to that of the Prime Minister among the four. As a candidate for future prime minister, there are also voices within the party looking forward to appointing him as an important cabinet member.
On the other hand, as Defense Minister, Shinjiro Koizumi has visited overseas many times and actively conveyed his policy stance to the outside world. Outsiders believe that the Prime Minister will judge his duties arrangements based on the progress of discussions on the revision of the "Three Security Documents" scheduled to be held at the end of the year.
