TOKYO: Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will likely name former Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya as foreign minister when he forms his government this week, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sunday (Sep 29).
Japan 's former Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya attends a news conference at former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan on Oct 2, 2018. TOKYO: Japan 's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, will likely name former Defence Minister Takeshi Iwaya as foreign minister when he forms his government this week, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sunday .
Ishiba, 67, is considering former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga for vice president of the LDP, according to two sources, including one who confirmed Iwaya's selection., Ishiba said he planned to form his government on Tuesday after the lower house of parliament, which the LDP controls, votes on a prime minister.
Ishiba declined to detail his cabinet plans in a televised interview on Sunday but suggested he was willing to consider a snap election in the near future.
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