Abe shows off new Cabinet after reshuffle

Описание: (11 Sep 2019) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shuffled his Cabinet, adding two women and a son of a former leader to freshen his image.
Abe kept the same faces in key positions in his ministers announced Wednesday.
Taro Kono, who was foreign minister, was appointed defence minister, while Toshimitsu Motegi, minister in charge of economic policy, is now foreign minister.
Finance Minister Taro Aso, a veteran politician, kept his job.
Also getting the limelight were two female ministers, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi and Seiko Hashimoto, a former Olympian speedskater who was appointed minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympics.
Women in the Cabinet tend to get attention in Japan, which is criticised as lagging in promoting females in jobs and politics.
Abe's new environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi is the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

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