With Thursday¡¯s shake-up of his Cabinet done and dusted, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has delivered an apparent message to the public and political heavyweights in Nagatacho, the heart of Japan¡¯s central government.
The message: no more scandals, no more unscrupulous politicians and only political veterans with proven track records, observers said.
¡°It¡¯s a stable, heavyweight lineup,¡± a high-ranking government official close to Abe said Wednesday when asked about his new Cabinet.
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