Japan's new PM Suga fills cabinet with many familiar faces

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his cabinet ministers pose for a group photo at Suga's official residence in Tokyo on Sept. 16. (Photo by Karina Nooka)

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Yoshihide Suga, Japan's new prime minister, on Wednesday unveiled a cabinet filled with many familiar faces, some significant tweaks, and only a sprinkling of women.

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