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[global times special correspondent in japan lin xinran global times reporter xing xiaojing] since being elected as the new president of the liberal democratic party of japan on the 27th of this month, ishiba shigeru’s schedule can be described as intense: a new liberal democratic party ruling committee will be established on september 30, and it will be officially announced one day later. he took office as the 102nd prime minister of japan and formed a new cabinet. on the 29th, shigeru ishiba stated on a fuji tv program that he would "dissolve the house of representatives as soon as possible and hold a general election" after taking office as prime minister. japanese media reported on the 29th that shigeru ishiba is accelerating personnel arrangements, and the composition of senior party officials and new cabinet members is becoming increasingly clear.

ishiba shigeru data map source: visual china

rejected twice

japan's kyodo news reported on the 29th that the candidates for the "four important positions" within the liberal democratic party have been basically determined: general affairs chairman yu moriyama is proposed to be the secretary-general; former defense minister itsunori onodera is proposed to be the political coordination chairman; former environment minister is proposed to be the political coordination chairman shinjiro koizumi serves as chairman of the election countermeasures committee. it is planned to appoint former japanese prime minister yoshihide suga as vice president of the liberal democratic party, and yoshihide suga agreed. yoshihide suga supported shinjiro koizumi in this election.

shigeru ishiba said at the press conference after his election that he "hopes to entrust (the other eight candidates) to take up appropriate positions." japan's "asahi shimbun" reported on the 29th that ishiba shigeru originally invited economic security minister takaichi sanae to serve as the general affairs chairman, one of the important positions in the party, but he refused. according to people familiar with the matter, takaichi sanae said, "except for the secretary-general, i will not accept other positions." she also requested that her trusted members be placed in the new cabinet. shigeru ishiba currently plans to appoint finance minister shunichi suzuki as the general affairs chairman.

the report also said that ishiba shigeru’s original plan to appoint former economic and security minister kobayashi takayuki as the head of the communications headquarters, one of the important positions within the party, was also rejected. kobayashi takayuki said he "hopes to give up his position to someone who supported him in the presidential election."

takeshi iwaya and fangzheng lin

there has also been new progress in the personnel arrangements for the new cabinet members. the japan broadcasting association (nhk) reported on the 29th that shigeru ishiba plans to appoint takeshi iwaya as foreign minister. takeshi iwaya once served as minister of defense in shinzo abe’s cabinet and has a close relationship with both fumio kishida and shigeru ishiba. in this presidential election, he served as the head of the election countermeasures department of the shigeru ishiba camp.

japan's "asahi shimbun" reported on the 29th that shigeru ishiba intends to appoint senate member junko mihara as minister in charge of children's policy. fukuoka shimoro, chairman of the senate political review committee, becomes minister of health, labor and welfare. both are serving in the cabinet for the first time. among them, junko mihara once served as the deputy minister of health, labor and welfare. she was an actor and participated in popular film and television works such as "volleyball girls". shimono fukuoka served as the administrative officer to the cabinet office minister and the administrative officer to the minister of reconstruction during the second abe cabinet. in addition, the environment minister is planned to be appointed by senate operations committee chairman keiichiro asao, who belongs to the only remaining "aso faction" in the party. this is also the first time he has joined the cabinet.

as for retaining the current chief cabinet secretary hayashi masaru in the new cabinet, shigeru ishiba said on a morning program on nhk tv on the 29th, "since the kishida regime took over, in order to maintain the continuity of foreign, security and economic policies, the it is natural for him to remain as chief cabinet secretary." it is reported that the deputy chief cabinet secretary will be appointed by keiichiro tachibana and kazuhiko aoki, both members of the senate, both of whom are close to shigeru ishiba.

"nihon keizai shimbun" commented on the 29th that in ishiba's personnel arrangements, his contribution to the liberal democratic party's presidential election has become an evaluation criterion. secretary-general hiroshi moriyama and chief cabinet secretary yoshimasa hayashi, who secured key positions in the regime, are said to have provided support in the run-off vote.

“abenomics” may end

shigeru ishiba said on an nhk morning show on the 29th that he would not rule out the possibility of dissolving the house of representatives and holding a general election in october. the latest poll results released by japan's "mainichi shimbun" on the 29th showed that 52% of the people surveyed said they were "looking forward to" ishiba shigeru's new regime, and 30% said they were "not looking forward to it."

shigeru ishiba has made it clear that he will dissolve the house of representatives as soon as possible and start preparations for the general election. japan's "asahi shimbun" reported on the 29th that an announcement is expected to be made on october 15 and the votes will be counted on october 27. according to the report, when talking about the personnel arrangements of the party’s top leaders and the new cabinet, shigeru ishiba said, “with the general election coming soon, we must build a winning layout and appoint the most suitable candidates.”

some analysts say that with shigeru ishiba taking office, japan's 12-year-old "abenomics" is likely to come to an end. his victory has cleared the way for the bank of japan to further raise interest rates. minami takeshi, chief economist at the norinbank bank, told reuters that ishiba's victory means that japan is bidding farewell to "abenomics" in terms of economic policy. meiji yasuda research institute economist kazutaka maeda also believes that the influence of "abenomics" will basically disappear.