Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

Abe reshuffles Cabinet to tighten grip on power

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Obuchi (R) is attested as a Cabinet minister by Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) looking on. Abe reshuffled his Cabinet earlier in the day and picked Obuchi, the second daughter of the late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi, as economy, trade and industry minister. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun)

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