JAY ALABASTER
Associated Press Writer
TOKYO – Japan’s incoming prime minister named his new Cabinet on Tuesday, keeping core members in place to address the country’s deep economic and foreign policy issues but adding several fresh faces – including a former model – to win back voters ahead of upcoming elections.
Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan also said he would honor an agreement with Washington to move a key U.S. Marine base to a less crowded part of Okinawa – an issue that led to the downfall of his predecessor.
Japan’s sixth prime minister in four years, Kan was to be officially be sworn in later Tuesday in a ceremony with Emperor Akihito.