Abe to reshuffle Cabinet Thurs., top envoy Kishida likely to survive

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will reshuffle his Cabinet and ruling party executives on Thursday, with sources saying Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to remain in his current post.The Cabinet and Liberal Democratic Party leadership overhaul, the first in a year, is aimed at regaining public support following a recent plunge in Abe's Cabinet approval ratings due to a series of scandals.Abe himself became ensnared by allegations he gave favorable treatment to a friend seeking approval for the construction of a new veterinary school in a special economic zone.While Abe has decid…READ FULL ARTICLE