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Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 18, 2015

Chief Cabinet secretary is much more than top government spokesman

Which politician is most often quoted by Japanese media outlets? The answer undoubtedly is the chief Cabinet secretary, who holds two news conferences each weekday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2022

Unification Church ties likely to weigh on Cabinet despite Kishida's bid for stability

The changes to the Cabinet lineup may do little for the Kishida administration's falling popularity ratings and could impact its efforts to deal with primary policy issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2022

Kishida shuffles key Cabinet and LDP posts amid sagging approval ratings

The reshuffle took place a month earlier than expected and comes amid myriad challenges for the prime minister at home and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 2, 2018

Factions loom large in Abe reshuffle, with the 'Cabinet post waiting list' coming into play

The so-called list is a remnant from the 1970s, when the ruling LDP arbitrarily distributed Cabinet positions among members of influential intraparty factions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 1, 2017

With support rate in free fall, Abe eyes veterans for key posts in Cabinet reshuffle

Announcement is widely seen as part of a desperate bid to shore up plummeting approval rate amid a spate of scandals.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2015

Abe seeks to soothe party divisions with fresh faces in Cabinet

Abe aims to create a stable team with experienced managers while freshening its image with new ones.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2022

Kishida Cabinet’s approval rating falls as headwinds mount

Rising COVID-19 cases have started to weigh on the prime minister's popularity, while links between the LDP and the Unification Church are also having an impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2019

Cabinet reshuffles provide a window into Japan's policy priorities

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to reshuffle his Cabinet on Wednesday. When this action, combined with the reshuffle of Liberal Democratic Party executives, takes place, there is always huge media coverage on who will be appointed to what post and what it means for the administration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2017

Struggling in polls, Abe puts premium on stability in Cabinet shake-up

With Thursday's shake-up of his Cabinet done and dusted, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has delivered an apparent message to the public and political heavyweights in Nagatacho, the heart of Japan's central government.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2016

Abe eyes Cabinet shake-up as he accelerates economic policies

The prime minister will reshuffle his Cabinet on Aug. 3, a day after he unveils new economic measures, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2014

Abe focuses on stability with new Cabinet lineup

One word was probably on the mind of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he reshuffled the Cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership: stability.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 18, 2014

Who's at the table for Abe's reshuffle?

Rumors and speculation are swirling in Nagata-cho, Japan's political nerve center. The hot topic: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reshuffle the Cabinet and the leadership of his Liberal Democratic Party next month.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 12, 2022

Kishida opts for continuity and stability in new Cabinet

The new lineup is remarkably consistent with that of its predecessor, a government forged under the influence of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2018

Prioritizing stability, Abe retains key ministers in Cabinet reshuffle while rewarding allies

Abe retained what he called the “foundation” of his administration but the 19-member Cabinet also has 12 lawmakers who have never held any portfolio before.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2014

Keep a close eye on new Cabinet

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reshuffled executive posts of the Liberal Democratic Party and his Cabinet apparently with the aim of setting up his re-election as the Liberal Democratic Party's president in autumn 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 23, 2022

Reconstruction minister to face grilling over scandal as calls grow for Cabinet reshuffle

Three other Cabinet ministers have fallen like dominoes in the past few weeks amid a series of resignations, and some believe that forcing Akiba out could deal a final blow to the Cabinet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 3, 2017

Abe looks for rebound with make-or-break Cabinet reshuffle

In shake-up, embattled prime minister taps veterans as part of effort to avoid further gaffes, scandals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2017

Abe Cabinet weathers school scandal as Democratic Party's chronic weaknesses provide little alternative

The high-profile scandal involving nationalist Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen has once again brought to the fore the ability of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is linked to the affair, to maintain high public approval ratings.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2016

With Cabinet shake-up, Abe lays groundwork for future of LDP

The reshuffle signals the start of a political race to determine a critical question: Who will take the reins of power after Abe?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 11, 2022

Kishida's Cabinet reshuffle indicates Bank of Japan easing will continue

As a result of the reshuffle, economists expect the BOJ to keep rock-bottom interest rates to support the economy, while a resurgence of the coronavirus threatens its fragile recovery.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2019

What's next after Abe's Cabinet reshuffle?

What policy agenda his administration chooses to tackle as a priority going forward will test the prime minister and his new team.
Shinto priests attend a ritual during the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2024

No Cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine during fall festival

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba only made a ritual tree offering to the controversial Shinto shrine.

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