Japan Press: PM Abe to reshuffle cabinet on Thursday

The Japan Times out with the latest headlines, citing that the Japanese PM Shinzo announced on Tuesday that he will reshuffle his Cabinet on Thursday.

Key Points:

“The announcement, made during a regular Cabinet meeting, is widely seen as part of a desperate bid by Abe to shore up an approval rate that has plummeted in recent weeks amid a spate of scandals involving Cabinet ministers.

Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Toshimitsu Motegi and former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera expected to be given key portfolios in the new lineup.

Suga, Abe’s right-hand man, is expected to be reappointed to his position in the reshuffle.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said, “A new Cabinet will continue promoting policies advocated by the administration, making the economic revitalization its top priority.”