Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces new cabinet

by VTV403 October 2018 Last updated at 10:39 AM

VTV.vn - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday left key government positions largely unchanged, but also added 12 new faces to the cabinet.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who was reappointed, announced the line-up for the new Cabinet, with key ministers including Finance Minister Taro Aso and Foreign Minister Taro Kono staying on.

But Itsunori Onodera, defence minister since August 2017, was replaced by Takeshi Iwaya, 61, a veteran politician who has had short stints in roles, including vice-minister for defence and foreign affairs.

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