Takaichi targets continuity with first Cabinet reshuffle
The prime minister is likely to bring a member of the Japan Innovation Party into the Cabinet for the first time, a sign of its growing importance.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to unveil her inaugural Cabinet on Thursday, with the intention of preserving her team largely in its current composition as she prepares for an anticipated challenging parliamentary session. Takaichi, who concurrently serves as head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is expected to incorporate a representative from the Japan Innovation Party (JIP) into the Cabinet for the first time, signaling the increasing significance of the LDP's coalition partner in the administration.
This decision also implies that ministers who might vie for leadership roles if not in the government will feel compelled to adhere to Prime Minister Takaichi's directives, making it more challenging for them to amass backing within the LDP to challenge her authority.
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