Japan PM Kishida to reshuffle cabinet as soon as Wednesday

Aso, Motegi and other LDP heavyweights seen keeping prominent party posts

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has grappled with weak approval ratings for his cabinet in recent months. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

September 8, 2023 02:01 JST

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will revamp his cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership as early as next Wednesday, though he is seen keeping in place many of their most influential members.

Kishida has been weighing key appointments while at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit and related meetings in Jakarta, which ended Thursday. He is expected to officially announce the reshuffle after this coming weekend's Group of 20 summit to be held in India.