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Koizumi Reorganizes His Cabinet.
(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))
Prime Minister Koizumi Jun-ichiro carried out a major reshuffle of his cabinet on Sept. 22 following his triumphant re-election as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Koizumi retained Minister of State for Financial Services, Economic and Fiscal Policy Takenaka Heizo and Foreign Minister Kawaguchi Yoriko, defying calls for their removal from within the LDP. By keeping Takenaka and Kawaguchi and appointing Tanigaki Sadakazu, the former minister in charge of industrial revitalization, as finance minister, the prime minister underlined his intention to ensure the continuity of his policy line and push for his reform initiatives. Prior to the cabinet reorganization, Koizumi replaced LDP Secretary General Yamasaki Taku with Abe Shinzo, a 49-year-old junior Dietman, who is highly popular with voters for the tough diplomatic stance he took against North Korea as deputy chief cabinet secretary in the previous cabinet. Yamasaki was given the nominal position of LDP vice-president in view of the strong demands for his dismissal from the party because of his alleged involvement in an adultery scandal. Abe's appointment to the No.2 position in the LDP despite a short political career reflected Koizumi's aim to exploit Abe's popularity to win the coming general election in which the LDP faces a strong challenge from the Democratic Party of Japan, which has been reinforced through its absorption of the Liberal Party.
Koizumi also retained several other key ministers, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Fukuda Yasuo, Minister of State for Defense Ishiba Shigeru, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kamei Yoshiyuki, and Health, Labour and Welfare Minister Sakaguchi Chikara (a member of New Komeito, which is a junior partner of the coalition). Ishihara Nobuteru, who had served as minister of state for administrative reform, was transferred to the post of minister of land, infrastructure and transport.
Other appointments were Aso Taro, chairman of the LDP's policy research council, as minister of public management, home affairs, posts and telecommunications; Nakagawa Shoichi, former minister of ...
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