Đăng ký: VietNam News
On September 3, Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, began to reshuffle his cabinet for the first time since returning to office, in December 2012. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Source: AFP) Mr. Abe retained six of his original 18 ministers from 2012 and 3 Deputy Chief Cabinet secretaries. Key figures of the administration remained in place, including Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Finance Minister, Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga. The new cabinet includes five women, matching a record held by the 2001 cabinet of Former Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi. Among five female ministers, Ms Midori Matsushima, was named the new Justice Minister and Ms Yuko Obuchi, the new Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry. The Japanese premier has said he wants women to occupy 30 percent of top businesses and political positions by 2020. Appointing women is also expected to increase support for Abe among female voters./. |