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Al Jazeera
Politics
Hanako Montgomery

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida banks on women to revive his fortunes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida [front row, second right] and his new cabinet meet the press [David Mareuil/Pool via AFP]

Tokyo, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has appointed five women to his cabinet, the highest since 2014, as part of a ministerial reshuffle he hopes will boost his poor approval ratings.

One of the notable additions to the cabinet is Yoko Kamikawa, who became Japan’s first female Minister of Foreign Affairs in nearly two decades.

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