Japan's top spokesman Suga, finance minister Aso to retain posts - Nikkei


FILE PHOTO: Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga attends a news conference at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Finance Minister Taro Aso will retain their posts in a cabinet reshuffle expected in October, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Thursday.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who won a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, said he would reshuffle his cabinet after returning from a trip to the United States to attend a U.N. General Assembly meeting.

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