Japan Cabinet reshuffle

Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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