Japan's Abe retains majority of ministers in Cabinet reshuffle, Inada appointed as defense minister
Source: Xinhua   2016-08-03 14:32:15

TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday reshuffled his Cabinet for a third time since he retook office in 2012 and opted to retain almost half of his Cabinet members in their current posts.

His top spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, announced that among the new lineup, Tomomi Inada, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, will take on the defense minister portfolio replacing Gen Nakatani.

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Japan's Abe retains majority of ministers in Cabinet reshuffle, Inada appointed as defense minister

Source: Xinhua 2016-08-03 14:32:15
[Editor: huaxia]

TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday reshuffled his Cabinet for a third time since he retook office in 2012 and opted to retain almost half of his Cabinet members in their current posts.

His top spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, announced that among the new lineup, Tomomi Inada, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, will take on the defense minister portfolio replacing Gen Nakatani.

[Editor: huaxia]
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