Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae reshuffled her cabinet on the 17th. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama were retained. Representative Yoshihi

2026-09-17

Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae reshuffled her cabinet on the 17th. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama were retained. Representative Yoshihiro Seki entered the cabinet for the first time as minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology. A former Japan Innovation Party secretary-general was appointed minister for regulatory reform, marking the first time an Ishin member has joined the cabinet.