PM Abe Appoints New Ministers As Successors To Obuchi And Matsushima

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 21: New Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa speaks during a press conference at Justice Ministry on October 21, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. Trade Minister Yuko Obuchi stepped down over alleged misuse of political funds. Justice Minister Midori Matsushima was accused of providing illegal gifts to voters in the form of hand fans that listed laws enacted after Abe came to power. Yoichi Miyazawa, 64, a former senior vice minister at the Cabinet Office, replaced Obuchi, while Yoko Kamikawa, 61, a former gender equality minister, became the new justice minister. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)