Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press)–Following is the lineup of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s reshuffled cabinet announced Thursday. Prime Minister: Sanae Takaichi, 65 Internal Affairs and Communications Minister: *Hisayuki Fujii, 55 Justice Minister: Takashi Yamashita, 61 Foreign Minister: Toshimitsu Motegi, 70 Finance Minister: Satsuki Katayama, 67 Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister: *Yoshihiro Seki, 61 Health, Labor and Welfare Minister: Kenichiro Ueno, 61 Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister: *Kazuo Yana, 47 Economy, Trade and Industry Minister: Ryosei Akazawa, 65 Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister: *Tatsunori Ibayashi, 50 Environment Minister: *Hiroyoshi Sasagawa, 60 Defense Minister: Shinjiro Koizumi, 45 Chief Cabinet Secretary: Minoru Kihara, 57 Digital Transformation Minister: *Toshiharu Furukawa, 63 Reconstruction Minister: Goshi Hosono, 55 National Public Safety Commission Chairman: Yasuhiro Hanashi, 66 Minister for Policies Related to Children: *Hiroshi Nakatsuka, 70 Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy, Growth Strategy: Minoru Kiuchi, 61 Economic Security Minister: Kimi Onoda, 43 Notes: An asterisk indicates a minister joining the country’s cabinet for the first time. All ministers are members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, with the exception of Nakatsuka, who is from the Japan Innovation Party, the LDP’s coalition partner. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
