TOKYO: Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday (Oct 1) unveiled his cabinet as he seeks to heal party divisions and secure a national mandate with an Oc
Leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba stands up to acknowledge the applause after he was selected as the new prime minister during an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament in Tokyo on Oct 1, 2024. TOKYO: Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday unveiled his cabinet as he seeks to heal party divisions and secure a national mandateHe is scheduled to hold his first press conference later in the day in Tokyo.
Ishiba must quell simmering anger over rising living costs and his scandal-plagued party, and navigate a volatile security environment in East Asia fuelled by an increasingly assertive China and nuclear-armed North Korea. Kato's appointment to the finance ministry will be closely watched given he served in key positions in former premier Shinzo Abe's administration, which pursued expansionary fiscal and monetary policies.
In his victory speech on Friday, he spoke about the need to beef up Japan's security after recent territorial incursions by Chinese and Russian military vessels.Five of the lawmakers who contested the leadership race with him have not been included in his government nor given key party jobs. Yoshihiko Noda, the leader of the largest opposition party the Constitutional Democratic party of Japan, said it planned to attack the LDP over its scandals in the upcoming election.
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