WHYY Newsline September 3, 2014
The Prime Minister of japan is shaking up his administration as he prepares to deal with a number of challenges down the road. Members of shinzo abes cabinet will resign in about an hour and the reshuffled lineup will be unveiled later in the day. It will include 12 ministers and more women. He is appointed outgoing Justice Minister, Sadakazu Tanigaki to the key post of secretary general. He will be responsible for managing funds and handling elections. Tanigaki replaces Shigeru Ishiba who wanted to stay in the job. Ishiba is expected to take on a new cabinet portfolio dedicated to regional re...