No women appointed as vice
ministers under Japan's reshuffled Cabinet
Japanese Prime
Minster Fumio
Kishida, leader of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) and head of
the Kōchikai (a faction within the LDP) became the 100th prime minister of
Japan in 2021. On October 4, 2021, Yoshihide Suga,
officially stepped down, and Kishida was appointed and confirmed. Prior to
becoming prime minister, Kishida served as foreign minister (2012–17) under
Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. Abe was assassinated on July
8th, 2022 - he'd been retired for two years.
Kishida's
government approved a list, on September 15th, of new senior and
parliamentary vice ministers. There are 26 senior vice ministers and 28
parliamentary vice ministers on the all-male list. The lawmakers belong to the
ruling LDP Liberal Democratic or its junior coalition partner Komeito. The lack
of women among the appointments is a stark contrast to the reshuffled Cabinet
lineup with a record-tying five women. I feel the need to stress the fact that
‘liberal’
means something rather different outside of the USA.
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