Japan PM to tap coalition party member as new transport minister

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to appoint Hiromasa Nakano, a member of Japan's junior ruling coalition partner Komeito, as transport minister, according to sources familiar with the matter.Ishiba, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will accept a recommendation from Komeito that Nakano, 46, replace Tetsuo Saito, 72, who is expected to become the new Komeito leader. Under the coalition, the transport ministry portfolio typically goes to a Komeito member.Nakano will join Ishiba's second Cabinet as a new appointee along with the LDP's Keisuke Suzuki and Taku Eto, who are exp…READ FULL ARTICLE