Japan PM Kishida says he plans cabinet reshuffle and economic measures


Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a press conference, on the second day of the G20 summit, in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, September 10, 2023. - Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he plans to reshuffle his cabinet as early as Wednesday, and to compile a package of drastic economic measures soon after.

"I'm thinking of conducting a personnel change of party leadership and of the cabinet as early as the 13th," Kishida told a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, on the sidelines of a G20 summit meeting.

Kishida, who said last month he planned to compile a package of economic measures in September, told the press conference that he aimed to draw up comprehensive steps. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Hugh Lawson). - Reuters

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