BREAKING NEWS: Internal affairs minister Hayashi cut from Japan PM's Cabinet in reshuffle
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[Cable News] Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet, with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, and other key officials remaining in their positions. Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshimasa Hayashi resigned.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet today (17th), and Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara announced the list of new cabinet members earlier. Many of the original core cabinet members were retained; on the other hand, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is regarded by some as a "pro-China" figure, was confirmed to be replaced.
The second reshuffled cabinet of Sanae Takaichi was inaugurated on September 17th. While most ministers retained their positions, Yoshimasa Hayashi, who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, was suddenly forced out of the cabinet. Behind this abrupt removal, it appears a ruthless battle was unfolding ahead of the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election next autumn.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi carried out her first cabinet reshuffle since taking office.
On the 17th, Prime Minister Takaichi finalized the lineup for her second reshuffled cabinet, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara announced the list of ministers. The name of Yoshimasa Hayashi, who was aiming to succeed Takaichi, was not on the list, meaning he will be removed from the cabinet. Hayashi, who had been serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, attended an extraordinary cabinet meeting in the morning. At this meeting…
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