6 New Ministers Appointed, 11 Retained in Koizumi's Cabinet Shuffle

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6 New Ministers Appointed, 11 Retained in Koizumi's Cabinet Shuffle

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi picked six lawmakers from his Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) for cabinet posts in Monday's cabinet shuffle, retaining 11 other ministers.

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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi picked six lawmakers from his Liberal Democratic Party (LPD) for cabinet posts in Monday's cabinet shuffle, retaining 11 other ministers.

The six new ministers are Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tadamori Oshima, Environment Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba, National Public Safety Commission Chairman Teiichi Tanigaki, Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister Hiroyuki Hosoda, and Disaster Prevention Minister Yoshitada Konoike.

Hakuo Yanagisawa was sacked as financial services minister, with Economics Minister Heizo Takenaka concurrently assuming the post of top financial regulator.

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