Koizumi Could Be Defense Minister If Takaichi Elected PM, Say LDP Sources

The Yomiuri Shimbun
14:09 JST,
October 14, 2025
Sanae Takaichi, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, is planning to appoint Shinjiro Koizumi, now serving as agriculture minister, as head of the Defense Ministry if she is elected prime minister at the upcoming extraordinary Diet session, according to party sources.
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