Japan PM eyes Cabinet reshuffle on Sept. 17, extra Diet from Oct. 5: sources

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering reshuffling her Cabinet on Sept. 17, with an extraordinary parliamentary session likely to be convened on Oct. 5, government sources said Wednesday.Takaichi also plans to finalize a new executive lineup of her ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 16, the sources said.The schedules are based on the premise that the Cabinet approves a tax reform bill next Tuesday to implement a cut to the consumption tax on food and beverages from 8 percent to 1 percent for two years starting next April.In her first Cabinet reshuffle since she took off…READ FULL ARTICLE