Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his Cabinet on Thursday in an attempt to regain public support hurt by a series of scandals including a cronyism allegation against him, appointing veteran lawmaker Taro Kono as foreign minister and reinstating Itsunori Onodera as defense minister.Apparently reflecting Abe's hopes for stable policy management, the Cabinet lineup contains many old faces including Finance Minister Taro Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, the top government spokesman.
As a result, Abe's latest Cabinet consists of 13 members with current or previous ministerial ex…READ FULL ARTICLE
