Prime Minister Fumio Kishida conducted a cabinet reshuffle due to growing economic problems.
On Wednesday, August 10, the Japanese government resigned in full. This was reported by Kyodo agency.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has reportedly planned to reshuffle his cabinet amid growing economic woes in the country.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Finance Minister Shun’ichi Suzuki, and Cabinet Secretary General Hirokazu Matsuno retained their positions in the new government.
Yasukazu Hamada, who held this post from 2008 to 2009, became Minister of Defense.
The reshuffle was originally planned for September, but Kishida said the personnel changes will help deal with “the biggest problems of the post-war era,” from COVID-19 and inflation to Russia’s war in Ukraine and increased tensions in the Taiwan Gulf.
The Japanese leader had earlier said the cabinet reshuffle was aimed at distancing himself from the organization Church of the Unification. This may include former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose killer believed he was involved in this association.
Recall that Abe was killed two days before the election to the upper house of the Japanese Parliament, which was won by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
According to the most recent poll, the approval rating of the Kishida government dropped to 46%, also due to the possible connection of some ministers to unity church.
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