New Cabinet under Takaichi omits dedicated minister for elderly, disabled

from Disability News Japan · host Michael Gillan Peckitt

As of Tuesday 21st October, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s new Cabinet appointed Kenichiro Ueno as health, labor and welfare minister and Hitoshi Kikawada as minister for children and population issues, but did not include a minister specifically in charge of elderly or disabled affairs, leaving those areas under the health ministry’s broader welfare framework. Episode notes: ‘New Cabinet under Takaichi omits dedicated minister for elderly, disabled': https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/10/22/new-cabinet-under-takaichi-omits-dedicated-minister-for-elderly-disabled/

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