Japan PM Kishida to replace embattled reconstruction minister Akiba - NHK


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  • Monday, 26 Dec 2022

FILE PHOTO: Japan's Reconstruction Minister Kenya Akiba arrives at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan August 10, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is battling low approval ratings, will replace a government minister for the fourth time since he created his current cabinet in August, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday.

Discussions on a replacement for Kenya Akiba, minister responsible for overseeing the reconstruction of areas hit by Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, are still underway, the broadcaster said.

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