Ishiba Taps Takeshi Iwaya as Japan’s Foreign Minister, Gen Nakatani as Defense Minister

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Takeshi Iwaya, left, and Gen Nakatani

Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba has decided to appoint former defense minister Takeshi Iwaya as foreign minister for his new cabinet. Gen Nakatani is expected to return to his former post of defense minister.