Takaichi Launches Reshuffled Japan Cabinet With Seven First-Time Ministers

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launched her reshuffled cabinet on Thursday after ministers were attested at the Imperial Palace. The reshuffle changed 10 of the 19 cabinet posts and brought seven first-time ministers into government. Hisayuki Fujii takes internal affairs, Yoshihiro Seki education, Kazuo Yana agriculture and Tatsunori Ibayashi transport, while Japan Innovation Party member Hiroshi Nakatsuka oversees regulatory and administrative reform and children’s policy. Toshimitsu Motegi remains foreign minister, Satsuki Katayama finance minister, Shinjiro Koizumi defense minister and Ryosei Akazawa economy minister.