Abe's venting over cabinet hints at discord among kingmakers

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, front center, and his cabinet members in Tokyo on Oct. 4: dissatisfaction over cabinet and ruling party appointments is starting to bubble under the surface. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida carefully assembled his cabinet, taking pains to reflect the wishes of rival factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that propelled him to the top job.

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