TOKYO, Japan --- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday replaced his defense minister in a cabinet reshuffle that otherwise left key government positions largely unchanged. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who was reappointed, announced the lineup for the new cabinet, with key ministers including finance minister Taro Aso and foreign minister Taro Kono staying on. But Itsunori Onodera, defense minister since August 2017, was replaced by Takeshi Iwaya, 61, a veteran politician who has had short stints in roles including vice minister for defense and foreign affairs. The reshuffle follows Abe's reelection as leader of his Liberal Democratic Party last month, which...
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