Takaichi Mulls Naming Kihara Chief Cabinet Secretary, Appointing Women to Top Posts

The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:34 JST,
October 6, 2025
Sanae Takaichi, newly elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Monday was leaning toward appointing former Defense Minister Minoru Kihara, 56, as chief cabinet secretary. She is examining who to assign to party and cabinet posts, as she will likely be elected prime minister at the extra...
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