Japanese PM to replace defense minister on Wednesday

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will replace Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi due to health considerations in his upcoming Cabinet and party leadership shuffle on Wednesday, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday.

The shuffle comes after Kishida's conservative coalition government increased its majority in the upper house of parliament in July elections.

Source(s): Reuters

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