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Former Defense Minister Taro Kono is reported to have been changed from “Minister of General Affairs” to “Minister of Government”, and various speculations are spreading online.
There is a general opinion that it was “changed”, but what about reality?
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Mr. Taro Kono during his time as Minister of Defense
Initially, it is reported that the minister of general affairs will be resolved, but the result will be the minister
“Kono could really cut mobile rates” “Get your hands on the radio rights of TV stations!” When various outlets reported on September 15, 2020 that the personnel issues to assign Mr. Kono to the Minister of General Affairs had been resolved, those voices were heard one after another on the internet.
The new PLD president, Yoshii Suga, was eager to cut mobile phone rates, which are said to be high internationally, so expectations were piled up for Mr. Kono, who is said to have great power.
However, on the night of the 15th, when it was reported that the minister of general affairs was to be changed to minister of administration, there was much interest in what the “change” meant.
Since the minister of administration is an unemployed minister who does not have a ministry in charge, there are also voices that speculate that “I think there is a shortage of roles”, “is this a form like a real change?” One after the other. It was also reported that Mr. Kono received a backlash due to the abandonment of the Aegis Ashore deployment without sufficient rooting, and it was speculated that party executives had complained.
On the other hand, the Sankei Shimbun reported that Mr. Suga leaked content as “I’m the one doing it. It’s Kono who breaks it” and encouraged Mr. Kono “Because it’s a centerpiece, get it right!” There was also an opinion that “Because it is Prime Minister Kan’s liver roasting position, it is quite important.”
When Mr. Suga was appointed Prime Minister of the Diet on the 16th and the list of ministers was announced, it was revealed that Mr. Kono was appointed Minister of Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform and Minister of Okinawa and the North.
Harumi Arima, a political commentator, told J-CAST News on the 16th about whether Mr. Kono may have been relegated as follows.
For example, in the case of administrative reform, Mr. Suga was focusing on popularizing the My Number system, so I think he will promote the online connection of ministries and agencies to unify the procedures of government offices. In addition, since the harmful effects of vertically divided management due to discharge of dams due to heavy rains were pointed out, he said that he should be considering introducing a cross system that can be done in one go.
As the person in charge of Okinawa, I think you should proceed with countermeasures while talking to Mr. Suga about the Henoko issue that Mr. Suga was in charge of when he was Secretary of State.
Regarding the timing of the dissolution of the House of Representatives and the general elections, Arima says it may not be around October, as has been whispered so far.
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