Mr. Taro Kono is the new Foreign Minister of Japan.

Mr. Taro Kono, former Minister in charge of administrative reform, has just been appointed as Foreign Minister of Japan.

Today (August 3), Mr. Abe will finalize the list and announce the new Cabinet. The new Cabinet has many changes, in which LDP members who were formerly leaders of ministries and sectors have been appointed to key positions.

New Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono. Photo: Arabiya.

Accordingly, Mr. Taro Kono, former Minister in charge of administrative reform, was appointed as Foreign Minister, former Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera became Minister of Defense. Mr. Fumio Kishida transferred to hold the position of Executive Chairman of the LDP.

In addition, many ministers in the current Cabinet have transferred to other ministries, such as the Minister of Health, Labor and Social Welfare, and the Minister of National Transport remains the same.

The Minister of Economy will remain the same. The post of Minister of Education and Science is likely to go to Yoshimasa Hayashi, former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Eshima Tetsuki, former Vice Minister of Land and Transport, will take over as Minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Affairs.

This reshuffle is also expected to restore public confidence in the government amid a decline in Cabinet approval ratings in recent weeks./.

According to VOV