Roster of New PM Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet

Tokyo, Oct. 21 (Jiji Press)–Following is the lineup of new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet, announced Tuesday. Prime Minister: Sanae Takaichi, 64 Internal Affairs and Communications Minister: Yoshimasa Hayashi, 64 Justice Minister: *Hiroshi Hiraguchi, 77 Foreign Minister: Toshimitsu Motegi, 70 Finance Minister: Satsuki Katayama, 66 Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister: *Yohei Matsumoto,52 Health, Labor and Welfare Minister: *Kenichiro Ueno, 60 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister: *Norikazu Suzuki, 43 Economy, Trade and Industry Minister: Ryosei Akazawa, 64 Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister: Yasushi Kaneko, 64 Environment Minister: *Hirotaka Ishihara, 61 Defense Minister: Shinjiro Koizumi, 44 Chief Cabinet Secretary: Minoru Kihara, 56 Digital Transformation Minister: *Hisashi Matsumoto, 63 Reconstruction Minister: *Takao Makino, 66 National Public Safety Commission Chairman: *Jiro Akama, 57 Minister for Policies Related to Children: *Hitoshi Kikawada, 55 Minister for Growth Strategy and Wage Hikes: Minoru Kiuchi, 60 Economic Security Minister: *Kimi Onoda, 42 Notes: An asterisk indicates a minister joining the cabinet for the first time. All ministers are members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]