TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intends to appoint Toshimitsu Motegi as foreign minister in a leadership reshuffle next Wednesday, partly in recognition of his success at securing a trade deal with the U.S.
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Japanese trade negotiator Toshimitsu Motegi, left, shakes hands with American counterpart Robert Lighthizer in Washington. © Kyodo
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