Japan's foreign minister Kono may move to defense in cabinet shuffle: Sankei

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono is being considered for the role of defe...

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono speaks beside South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a press conference after the ninth trilateral foreign ministersÕ meeting among China, South Korea and Japan at Gubei Town in Beijing, China, 21 August 2019. Wu Hong/Pool via REUTERS

Citing unnamed sources, the newspaper said Kono may be tapped to succeed current Defense Minster Takeshi Iwaya following the foreign affairs minister’s tough stance against South Korea over wartime issues which have strained political and trade ties between the two countries.

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