Japanese PM Abe reshuffles cabinet
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-08-27 23:28
The newly appointed Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R), accompanied by Prime Ministrer Shinzo Abe, attends an attestation ceremony before Emperor Akihito (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo August 27, 2007. Abe shook up his cabinet in a sweeping reshuffle Monday, tapping experienced hands in efforts to regain public trust following his ruling party's failure to retain majority in the House of Councillors in July's election. [Reuters]
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