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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show Yuichiro Hata (L) and Makoto Taki, both of Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Hata was tapped as land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister, replacing Takeshi Maeda, while Taki was named justice minister, replacing Toshio Ogawa, as Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet on June 4, 2012.

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Upper house OKs censure motions

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Takeshi Maeda (R) waits for the result of a vote on a censure motion against him during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on April 19, 2012. The upper house approved censure motions against him and Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (L) later in the day. Tanaka was criticized over his handling of a string of security issues, and Maeda for allegedly trying to meddle in a recent local election.

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Opposition to file censure motions against 2 ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (R) and Takeshi Maeda, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, attend a House of Councillors plenary session in the Diet building in Tokyo on April 16, 2012. Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit censure motions against them to the upper house on April 18, 2012. The LDP has criticized Tanaka for what it sees as improper handling of a number of security issues and Maeda for allegedly trying to meddle in a local election.

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Japan campaign to attract tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Tourism minister Takeshi Maeda speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan launched a special campaign the same day to attract foreign tourists through late April 2012 under the slogan ''Japan. Thank You,'' which is also meant to express gratitude for global support following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Dung in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (upper L, standing) speaks during a breakfast meeting hosted by Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Takeshi Maeda at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 2, 2011. Dung offered to proactively accept Japanese firms' investment in Vietnam's infrastructure projects, meeting participants said.

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New transport minister Maeda

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Takeshi Maeda, a member of the upper house Budget Committee, who was named land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011.

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Sengoku at parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku looks unimpressed with Takeshi Maeda (L) after the head of an upper house committee erroneously called Sengoku ''prime minister'' during a session Nov. 17, 2010. The incident took place at a time when many pundits have branded the top aide to Prime Minister Naoto Kan as ''a shadow prime minister.''

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New transport minister Maeda

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Takeshi Maeda, a member of the upper house Budget Committee, who was named land, infrastructure, transport and tourism minister in the new Cabinet under Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Upper house OKs censure motions

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Takeshi Maeda (R) waits for the result of a vote on a censure motion against him during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on April 19, 2012. The upper house approved censure motions against him and Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (L) later in the day. Tanaka was criticized over his handling of a string of security issues, and Maeda for allegedly trying to meddle in a recent local election. (Kyodo)

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Opposition to file censure motions against 2 ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (R) and Takeshi Maeda, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, attend a House of Councillors plenary session in the Diet building in Tokyo on April 16, 2012. Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit censure motions against them to the upper house on April 18, 2012. The LDP has criticized Tanaka for what it sees as improper handling of a number of security issues and Maeda for allegedly trying to meddle in a local election. (Kyodo)

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Japan campaign to attract tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Tourism minister Takeshi Maeda speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan launched a special campaign the same day to attract foreign tourists through late April 2012 under the slogan ''Japan. Thank You,'' which is also meant to express gratitude for global support following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Vietnamese Prime Minister Dung in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (upper L, standing) speaks during a breakfast meeting hosted by Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Takeshi Maeda at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 2, 2011. Dung offered to proactively accept Japanese firms' investment in Vietnam's infrastructure projects, meeting participants said. (Kyodo)

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Sengoku at parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku looks unimpressed with Takeshi Maeda (L) after the head of an upper house committee erroneously called Sengoku ''prime minister'' during a session Nov. 17, 2010. The incident took place at a time when many pundits have branded the top aide to Prime Minister Naoto Kan as ''a shadow prime minister.'' (Kyodo)