# Japan’s PM Takaichi reshuffles cabinet, appoints first JIP minister

https://mins.news/en/item/63577

- CGTN, 2026-09-17 14:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-17/Japan-s-PM-Takaichi-reshuffles-cabinet-taps-first-JIP-member-1Qwf964rw5y/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reshuffled her cabinet for the first time since taking office, retaining most senior ministers while appointing Hiroshi Nakatsuka of the Japan Innovation Party as regulatory reform minister—the first JIP member to join a cabinet. Analysts say the changes support her security, fiscal and diplomatic agenda while strengthening her position ahead of next autumn’s LDP leadership race.

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