Kamikawa eyed as foreign minister in Cabinet revamp with more women

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to appoint former Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa as foreign minister and increase the number of women to five in the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, seeking to boost sluggish support ratings, senior administration sources said Tuesday.Kishida also plans to tap Minoru Kihara, who served as a special adviser to former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, as defense minister, together with 10 other new faces in the personnel revamp set for Wednesday, the sources said.To ensure stability of his administration, Kishida decided to reappoint several key ministers,…READ FULL ARTICLE