William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."
Problem with Japan's cabinet is dearth of ideas, not personnel


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida with his new cabinet in Tokyo on Sep. 13: Naming 5 female ministers merely matches a milestone achieved by his predecessors. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades."