LDP junior partner's secretary general being considered for Cabinet post
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Arrangements are being made for Hiroshi Nakatsuka, secretary general of the Japan Innovation Party, to join Prime Minister Sanae Taka
Hiroshi Nakatsuka, secretary general of Japan Innovation Party, is being considered for a Cabinet post in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's reshuffle, according to a source familiar with the matter. The junior coalition partner places importance on administrative reform, and Takaichi will make the final decision on Nakatsuka's position.
Takaichi is also expected to appoint Hideki Murai, a former deputy chief Cabinet secretary, as the LDP's Diet affairs chief. Toshiharu Furukawa, a 63-year-old LDP lawmaker, is speculated to be considered for a Cabinet role due to his expertise in health, labor, and welfare issues. Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister, discussed personnel appointments with Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara for about three hours.
Nakatsuka, a former Osaka prefectural assembly member and mayor of Hirakata, has been serving as party secretary general since August 2025.
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