“I think it’s important that I make sure we can honor the trust invested in us by the people,” the 66-year-old told reporters after meeting with the prime minister at the LDP’s headquarters in Tokyo and accepting the appointment Monday evening. Motegi, who has been foreign minister since September 2019, said Kishida tasked him on Monday with implementing LDP reforms and drawing up a stimulus package to prop up the coronavirus-hit economy.
Akira Amari assumed the role of LDP secretary-general only a month ago but offered to resign following his shock defeat in a single-seat district in Sunday’s general election, marking an unprecedented humiliation for a sitting LDP No.
