FILE PHOTO: One of candidates Yoshimasa Hayashi casts his ballot at the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leadership election Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in Tokyo. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's former chief cabinet secretary Katsunobu Kato will become the next finance minister when incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, forms his new cabinet next week, the Kyodo News agency reported on Saturday.
Ishiba is also set to ask Yoshimasa Hayashi to stay on as chief cabinet secretary in the line-up, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, declining to be identified because they are not authorised to speak to the media.
