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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launches second reshuffled cabinet; Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara and others continue to serve, Yoshihiro Seki and others join for the first time
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launches second reshuffled cabinet; Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara and others continue to serve, Yoshihiro Seki and others join for the first time

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  • 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.
  • 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.

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Why It Matters

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took office in October last year, and this will be the first cabinet reshuffle since taking office. Yoshihiro Seki, a former member of the Abe faction, was involved in the faction slush fund scandal, but this will be his first appointment to the cabinet after the scandal was discovered.

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The second Takaichi reshuffled cabinet will be inaugurated on the afternoon of the 17th. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (Liberal Democratic Party President) intends to maintain the "skeletal structure" of the party. In addition to Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (57), who will be key, the plan is to have Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Mogi (70), Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (67), and Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (45) continue in their positions. Former State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshihiro Seki (61) and former State Minister of the Environment Hiroyoshi Sasakawa (60) have also been confirmed to join the Cabinet for the first time.

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Mr. Seki belonged to the former Abe faction and was involved in the faction's slush fund scandal. This is the first time that the members involved have joined the cabinet since the incident was discovered.

The focus is on the treatment of Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (65), who competed against the prime minister in last year's party presidential election.

This will be the first cabinet reshuffle for the prime minister since he took office in October last year. From this time, the Japan Restoration Association has turned to cooperation within the Cabinet, with former Secretary-General Hiroshi Nakatsuka (70) joining the Cabinet for the first time. In addition to the re-admission of former Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (66) of the Liberal Democratic Party, arrangements will also be made for the appointment of House of Councilors member Shunji Furukawa (63) and former State Minister of Foreign Affairs Hisayuki Fujii (55).

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato (a member of the House of Councilors) is expected to be replaced by former State Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yusuke Nakanishi (47), an Aso faction member.

The prime minister summarized the resignations of ministers at an extraordinary cabinet meeting on the morning of the 17th. Afterwards, he met with Fumitake Fujita, co-representative of Ishin. A cabinet headquarters will be established, new ministers will be invited to the prime minister's office, and the list of ministers will be announced.

After a certification ceremony at the Imperial Palace, the reshuffled Cabinet was officially inaugurated on the evening of the same day. The prime minister will hold a press conference and explain the purpose of the cabinet reshuffle and the policy for running the government.

Open Questions

  • What will be the future treatment of Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshimasa Hayashi?
  • Will specific positions be decided for House of Councilors member Shunji Furukawa and former Deputy Foreign Minister Hisayuki Fujii?
  • What will be the scope and period of the Cabinet cooperation of the Ishin no Kai?

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