TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will appoint Yoko Kamikawa, a former minister of justice, as his new foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle set to take place Wednesday.
Yoko Kamikawa becomes first female top diplomat since 2004

Minoru Kihara, left, is set to become Japan's new defense minister, while Yoko Kamikawa will be foreign minister. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Hiroshi Endo and Satoko Kawasaki)
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will appoint Yoko Kamikawa, a former minister of justice, as his new foreign minister in a cabinet reshuffle set to take place Wednesday.