WORLD / Asia-Pacific
Japan PM to pick first woman defence minister - Media
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-07-03 15:06
TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has selected national security adviser
Yuriko Koike, 54, to become Japan's defence minister, media reported on
Tuesday, after her predecessor quit the post over remarks that appeared
to accept the 1945 US atomic bombings of two Japanese cities.
Japanese National security advisor Yuriko Koike speaks during a news
conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo in this photo taken
on Oct. 13, 2006. [AP]
Abe's support rates have already been slashed by outrage over government
mishandling of pension records, and outgoing Defence Minister Fumio
Kyuma's perceived gaffe has added to his headaches before a July 29 upper
house poll.
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