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Japan Defence Minister Kono to become internal affairs min in new cabinet

Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono will become minister of internal affairs in the new cabinet. (AFP)
Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono will become minister of internal affairs in the new cabinet. (AFP)
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15 Sep 2020 04:09:53 GMT9
15 Sep 2020 04:09:53 GMT9

Japanese Defence Minister KONO Taro will become minister of internal affairs in the new cabinet while lawmaker Nobuo Kishi, the brother of outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, will take over the defence portfolio from Kono, Kyodo News reported on Tuesday.

Yoshihide Suga, the new leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to be formally elected as prime minister on Wednesday, when he will also announce his new cabinet. 

Reuters

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