新閣僚ってどんな人？　菅内閣20人の横顔

What kind of person is the new minister? Profile of 20 Suga Cabinet

■ Deputy Prime Minister, Finance, Finance Mr. Taro Aso

His grandfather was former Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida and his wife was the daughter of former Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki, who became the 92nd Prime Minister in 2008. Since the inauguration of the second Abe administration in December 2012, he has consistently served as deputy prime minister and finance minister.

■ General Affairs Ryota Takeda

After working as a secretary to former finance minister Shizuka Kamei, he was elected for the first time in the 2003 lower house election, which is his fourth challenge. It is good to take care of young members of the Diet, such as inviting them to eat. Toshihiro Nikai, the secretary-general of the Nikai school to which he belongs, says, "I will do the job I was given without talking about my hardships."

■ Minister of Justice Yoko Kamikawa

An international sect who studied at Harvard Graduate School and served as a policy-making staff member of the US Senator. After launching a policy consulting company, he entered politics. Became the Minister of Justice for the third time. When the eldest daughter was in the second year of junior high school and the second daughter was three years old, she returned to Shizuoka and began political activities. 

■ Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi

"Tough negotiator" recognized by US President Trump. In the Abe administration, he served as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and Minister of Economy, Trade and Finance, and concluded trade negotiations such as the Japan-US trade agreement. Life is night-time, and I'm not good at morning. There were a number of welcoming voices saying that the early morning study session to answer the Diet on the day was stopped and work style reforms were advanced within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

■ Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda

When former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's chronic illness recurred and he became ill, he said, "You don't have to overdo it. You should take a little more rest." As Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, I visited elementary schools and other educational sites to see if there was a distance between policy and reality. While attending Meiji University, he became a secretary to the Hachioji City Assembly in Tokyo and entered the world of politics. In the wake of the abduction of Japanese people by North Korea, he became friends with Mr. Abe from the time of the city council and changed to national affairs in 2003. My hobbies are baseball, watching movies, and sauna.

■ Minister of Welfare Labor and Work Style Reform Norihisa Tamura

Under the Abe administration, he became Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare and realized tightening of regulations on dangerous drugs. He coordinated with the opposition party as a party representative at the government-ruling and opposition party council for measures against the new coronavirus. It will be a re-climbing under the situation where severe measures are required with the new corona.

■ Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kotaro Nogami

After graduating from Keio University, he joined Mitsui Fudosan and worked on housing maintenance in Tokyo. After the Toyama Prefectural Assembly, he was elected for the first time in the 2001 Upper House election. He supported the Abe administration as Deputy Secretary of the Secretariat for three years from 2016. He attended the Japan-Russia summit meeting many times as a person in charge. Although it is not flashy, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has a great deal of trust because of his firm mouth, which he admits to himself and others.

■ Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama

The eldest son of the late Seiroku Kajiyama, who served as Chief Cabinet Secretary and Chief Cabinet Secretary of the LDP. After working as a secretary to Mr. Shizuru, he became president of a trading company specializing in minerals. Taking over the ground, he was elected for the first time in 2000 and acted as the Minister of Regional Development and acting chairman of the election campaign. Currently a non-faction.

■ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kazuyoshi Akaba

Selected for rugby all-Japan high school selection in high school. I love rugby. After graduating from Keio University , joined Mitsui & Co. , Ltd. As a trading company man, he encountered the Tiananmen Square incident while he was stationed in Beijing. He is fluent in languages ​​such as Chinese. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been drinking alcohol since he was a young member of the Diet in the same period as he was elected in 1993. It has become a conduit to the official residence, which is one of the few in the Komeito.

■ Environment Shinjiro Koizumi

The fourth generation of a politician family following his father, former Prime Minister Junichiro. At an international conference attended by the Minister of the Environment, he described his efforts on climate change as "sexy." The aim was to raise domestic interest, but it was controversial. He said, "What I want to achieve while my eyes are black is the reconstruction of Fukushima," and visits the disaster-stricken areas of Tohoku on March 11 every year.

■ Minister of Defense Nobuo Kishi

The younger brother of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with former Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi as his grandfather and former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe as his father. He was elected for the first time in the 2004 Upper House election, and was replaced by the House of Representatives in the 2012 House of Representatives election. During his tenure as Prime Minister, he did not serve as a minister and served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs twice. This is the first time to enter the cabinet.

■ Minister of Secretariat / Abduction Issue Katsunobu Kato

During the time of the Ministry of Finance (currently the Ministry of Finance), he was in charge of labor budget and defense budget as the chief of the accounting bureau. Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's father, Shintaro, a former Foreign Minister's aide, has former Agriculture Minister Mutsuki Kato as his father-in-law. For about three years as Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, I have seen up close the work of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga as Chief Cabinet Secretary.

■ Minister of Reconstruction Katsuei Hirasawa

Born in the National Police Agency. He entered politics as Chief Cabinet Secretary Masaharu Gotoda. "Political parties with different policies and philosophies should not come together," he disputed the coalition with the Komeito. He appeals for the abolition of the "73-year-old retirement age system", which is a candidate for the proportional representation of the House of Representatives of the party.

■ Minister of National Public Safety and Disaster Prevention Hachiro Okonogi

My father is Hikozaburo Okonogi, who was the Minister of International Trade and Industry and the Minister of Construction. After working as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Secretary Michio Watanabe, he was elected for the first time at the age of 28 in the 1993 House of Representatives election. He was a long-time member of the National Assembly Countermeasures Committee and the House Steering Committee. The chairman of the National Public Safety Commission will be re-pitched.

■ Minister of Administrative reform / regulatory reform  Taro Kono

The Minister of Administrative Reform will be inaugurated for the second time. A rationalist and unconventional personality. When he decided to suspend the plan of the ground-based interception missile system "Aegis Ashore" in June as the Minister of Defense, he did not take root and was criticized by the Liberal Democratic Party.

■ Minister of Regional revitalization Tetsushi Sakamoto

After working as a local newspaper reporter in Kumamoto prefecture, he served as a prefectural assembly for four terms. Hiroyuki Sonoda acted together when he left the Liberal Democratic Party and launched "New Party Sakigake". In the 2003 lower house election, he ran as an independent and defeated Mr. Toshikatsu Matsuoka, officially recognized by the Liberal Democratic Party, and was elected for the first time.

■Minister of  Economic Finance and Economic Revitalization  Yasutoshi Nishimura

He joined the cabinet for the first time last year as Minister of Economy, Finance and Rehabilitation, and has also been in charge of the new coronavirus since March this year. "I lost 3 kilos" during the state of emergency. Using the physical strength trained by the University of Tokyo boxing club as a weapon, we held a press conference for 104 consecutive days until the Bon holidays.

■ Minister of Digital Reform / IT Takuya Hirai

The best digital policy savvy in the party. We hold regular discussion meetings with young managers and programmers to update the latest information. We brought a tablet terminal to the Diet deliberations and promoted paperless operations. He is familiar with SNS and strengthened the information dissemination of the party using the Internet.

■ Minister of Olympics and women's success Seiko Hashimoto

Former speed skater and bronze medalist at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics. He suffered from kidney disease in his childhood and overcame the experience of being banned from sports for a full two years. He has participated in seven Olympics through summer and winter by skating and biking. He also served as the leader of the Japanese team and was called the "Olympic child".

■ Minister of Expo / Science and Technology Shinji Inoue

After working for the Housing Bureau and Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, he was elected for the first time in the 2003 House of Representatives election. As Deputy Minister of the Environment, he dealt with the disposal of designated waste containing radioactive substances generated in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.

Source: https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO63941930W0A910C2000000/