Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to reshuffle his cabinet on the 13th and adjust the senior personnel arrangements of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Several Japanese media reported on the 12th that the new cabinet candidates have been basically confirmed, and several current ministers have been able to stay in office. Another 11 people will join the cabinet for the first time. On the 11th, Kishida completed his visit and returned to Japan to coordinate with relevant personnel on the senior personnel adjustment plan of the Liberal Democratic Party and the selection of a new cabinet. Japanese media have stated that the restructuring of Kishida is aimed at boosting the declining support rate of the cabinet. Several Japanese media outlets have quoted sources as reporting that among the current cabinet members, Minister of Economy and Industry Nishimura Yasumi, Minister of Digital Affairs Taro Kono, Minister of Economic Security Hayao Takashi, Minister of Finance Junichi Suzuki, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Matsuno will remain in office. The current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lin Fangzheng, will be replaced and appointed by Yoko Uesugawa; The Minister of Justice will be succeeded by Ryoshi Koizumi. In terms of "new faces", Liberal Democratic Party congressman Ichiro Miyazawa will enter the cabinet for the first time, replacing Nomura Haruhiro as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Last month, when answering questions from reporters, Nomura Zhelang referred to the water discharged into the ocean by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as "nuclear contaminated water". Kishida subsequently demanded that he withdraw his statement and apologize. In addition, 10 members of the Liberal Democratic Party, including Representative Niano Kato, Senator Keizo Takeshi, and Yoshishi Matsumura, will also be in the cabinet for the first time. Japanese media pointed out that the number of female officials in the new cabinet will significantly increase. In addition to Takashi Zaomi, Uesugawa Yangzi, and Kato Nianzi, the Minister of Revitalization and the Minister of Local Creativity will also be held by women. On the morning of the 12th, Kishida met with his ruling ally, the leader of the Komeito party, Nazu Yamaguchi, to ensure that the new cabinet will have a minister from the Komeito party. Japanese media expect that the Minister of Land and Transport, Tiefu Saito, from the Komeito Party, will remain in office. According to Japanese media, one of the top tasks of the new cabinet is to formulate new economic policies to address inflation. According to data released by the Ministry of General Affairs of Japan, the core consumer price index in July, excluding fresh food, increased by 3.1% year-on-year, surpassing 3% for 11 consecutive months. In terms of senior personnel of the Liberal Democratic Party, key candidates for the "Four Key Positions of the Liberal Democratic Party" were determined on the 12th. The current Secretary General, Minchong Mori, and the Chairman of the Political Consultative Conference, Koichi Hashimoto, will remain in office. The current Chairman of the Election Strategy Committee, Yukio Moriyama, will be appointed as the President of the General Affairs Committee. Yoko Kobayashi, daughter of former Prime Minister Keizo Kobayashi, will serve as the Chairman of the Election Strategy Committee. In addition, Vice President Taro Aso will also remain in office. According to Japanese media, Kishida is seeking a balance between various factions in this personnel change. The Kishida faction led by Kishida is only the fourth largest faction within the Liberal Democratic Party, and he needs the support of the second and third largest faction, the Aso faction and the Maomu faction. Hiroyi Matsuno and Koichi Hagi are heavyweight figures of the party's largest faction, the Abe faction. Recently, the public opinion support rate of the Kishida Cabinet has been continuously declining. The poll results released by the Daily News at the end of August showed that the support rate of the Kishida Cabinet had dropped to 26%, and it had been in a "dangerous water zone" of below 30% for two consecutive months. In the past three months, the support rate of the Kishida Cabinet has dropped by 19 percentage points. (New News Agency)