He has appointed a pro-Taiwan defence minister and replaced a pro-China foreign minister. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In April, when Mr Kihara was asked how Japan would respond in a Taiwan contingency, he had said that Japan would likely play a role similar to Poland’s in accepting refugees from Ukraine amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.
Among his first engagements in his role was a two-day tour, ending Saturday, of Self-Defence Forces bases in Okinawa and Kumamoto prefectures, as Japan has been increasing its military presence in its south-west.Dr Kazuto Suzuki of the Graduate School of Public Policy at The University of Tokyo described Mr Kihara as “very technocratic”, and said his appointment will ensure the full implementation of the policies that he helped to formulate.
“Other justice ministers would often hesitate to carry out executions, or consult with me, because they could not decide for themselves. Kamikawa had no such reservations,” the report cited Mr Abe as having said. Japanese foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York on Sept 18. PHOTO: AFP
Mr Kishida’s record-equalling appointment of five female ministers, Dr Suzuki said, could send a positive message that Japan was serious about women empowerment. But he noted that the Prime Minister did the cause no favours by naming zero women among his 54 junior vice-ministers.
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