The list of members of Kishida's new cabinet has been announced, and the administration will be influenced by the big man in the party

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (center in front row) leads a group photo of his cabinet at the prime minister's residence in Tokyo on October 4| Xinhua News Agency

On the afternoon of October 4, at the plenary session of the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives of the Japanese Diet, Kishida Fumio relied on the advantages of the joint rule of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party to win more than half of the votes in the House of Representatives and the House of Representatives, and was successfully elected as the 100th Prime Minister of Japan. Subsequently, the chief cabinet secretary of the new cabinet, Hiroichi Matsuno, officially announced the list of members of Kishida's new cabinet. On the evening of the 4th, the members of the new cabinet completed the certification ceremony of the Japanese emperor at the Imperial Palace, which meant that the new Kishida cabinet was officially established.

Japanese analysts believe that judging from the party factional origins of the members of the new cabinet, the new Kishida cabinet has not yet shaken off the "legacy of the former dynasty" of the previous Abe and Suga cabinets. Of the 20 cabinet members, with the exception of Toshimitsu Motegi and Nobuo SueiShi, the other members were all new recruits, 13 of whom entered the cabinet for the first time, and 3 young parliamentarians were employed. However, judging from the faction origins of these members, the Hosoda faction and the Takeshita faction each occupied 4 places, the Aso, Kishida, and non-faction members each had 3 members, and the second-order faction had 2 members, while the ishibashi and Ishihara factions of the small faction were not in the cabinet.

In addition, in the new leadership of the Liberal Democratic Party, which officially took office on October 1, Aso Taro was appointed vice president, Aso's Gan Liming became the party secretary general, Takashi Sanae was appointed chairman of the political investigation, and Tatsuo Fukuda was appointed president of the general affairs, while Kono Taro, who competed with Kishida for the party's president, was appointed as the party's propaganda chief.

Japanese public opinion believes that Kishida has been shouting for reform, but judging from the personnel layout of the Liberal Democratic Party and the new cabinet, Kishida has still not shaken off the traditional practice of factional balance within the party. Former Prime Minister Abe's Hosoda faction and Aso faction still occupy many key positions under the Kishida system, so Kishida's future administration will also be influenced by Abe, Aso, and other party leaders.

For Kishida's new cabinet, the first major issue facing him when he takes office is to win the upcoming House elections, a key election battle for whether the LDP can remain in power. Other issues such as economic recovery and diplomatic security will be issues that will be seriously considered after it wins the House election. In order to "hit the iron while it is hot", on the 4th, Kishida Fumio just became prime minister, and officially announced that he would dissolve the House of Representatives on the 14th of this month, issued an election announcement on the 19th, and held a vote in the House of Representatives on the 31st of this month. Due to the conflict between the voting date on the 31st and the time of this year's G20 summit, Kishida Fumio has decided to abandon his plan to attend the G20 summit in Italy.

Author: Liu Hongliang, the newspaper's correspondent in Tokyo

Editor: Lu Shuwen