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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017.Former Japanese defense minister Onodera to take post again: NHK
By Elaine Lies TOKYO©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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tokyo_doug
The question in my mind after reading the article is how these new "cabinet ministers" will help the country.
Derek Grebe
Love that. Because none of this cabal of geriatrics has ever made a gaffe or been caught with their fingers in the till.
Why is Taro "Why don't we learn from the Nazis?" Aso still in his job, if Abe wants to avoid further gaffes?
Dango bong
recycling old garbage..great
Dango bong
Let's not forget, this genius was PM once as well!
Civitas Sine Suffragio
Recently, when it comes to commenting on JT political reports, it's a case of "difficile est saturam non scribere".
Yubaru
Which qualifies him to be in charge of the economy? How?
minello7
Just more ongoing distractions from the scandals surrounding Abe, his cabinet and the LDP. Has he been receiving some coaching from Trump ?
smithinjapan
Cue musical chairs music... and add a few chairs to guarantee the same old codgers get guaranteed seats.
Luddite
Watching the speculation about the reshuffle on NHK news shows the same old faces with different job descriptions under the photos.
plasticmonkey
Rad, man. Really blows my mind!
mataka
Inept and incompetent geriatrics with a history of total failure in everything they do. If all the "new" cabinet members were replaced by junior high school children, Japan would have a more effective and competent cabinet to govern. The so-called "leaders" are worse than useless. Put them all in a ship and send it out to sea and sink it. Younger generations need to step up, completely and permanently gut the current system and start from scratch. We need competent candidates who govern in a system where there is fairness and total accountability. Without total and irreversible change, Japan will continue to slide away and remain a political laughing stock.
wanderlust
Have a close relative who was a politician.
Be owed a favour from an incumbent politician, e.g. getting them votes.
Have apologised, and been rehabilitated from a previous political gaffe.
Know virtually about almost anything.
Any one of these is a plus for a budding politician here, multiples ensure success.
bogva
All good but who will become prime minister?