Takaichi Cabinet Embarks On
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi formed her Cabinet right after she was elected in both Houses of the Diet on October 21 st. Although she was expected to build a gender conscious cabinet as the first woman premier, Takaichi rather focused on integration of her Liberal Democratic Party with consideration of balance of factions. She also distributed the seats of ministers to her colleagues who contributed her victory in LDP presidential election earlier this month. Five candidates, including Takaichi, ran for LDP presidential election. Among them, Takaichi appointed Takayuki Kobayashi to the policy chief of the LDP. Rest of them, Toshimitsu Motegi, Yoshimasa Hayashi and Shinjiro Koizumi joined Takaichi Cabinet as important ministers. The choices of them indicate Takaichi’s intention to reunite her party, which once divided into five campaigns in the presidential election. Her choice of Motegi for Minister for Foreign Affairs reflects her expectation to his a...