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Japan's Former Justice Minister Kamikawa Appointed New Foreign Minister

© AFP 2023 / CHARLY TRIBALLEAUNewly appointed Japan's justice minister Yoko Kamikawa delivers a speech during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on September 16, 2020.
Newly appointed Japan's justice minister Yoko Kamikawa delivers a speech during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on September 16, 2020. - Sputnik International, 1920, 13.09.2023
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TOKYO (Sputnik) - Former Japanese Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa has been appointed the country's new foreign minister, with former prime minister's aide Minoru Kihara named Japan's new defense minister, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday.
Matsuno announced a new cabinet during a press conference on Wednesday. Out of 19 ministers, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida replaced 13 officials, with 11 people joining the cabinet for the first time. Matsuno, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura have remained in their positions.
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