Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C, Front) and cabinet ministers pose during a photo session at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Aug. 3, 2016. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, retained almost half of his ministers in their current positions although controversially appointed Tomomi Inada, the former head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, to take on the defense minister portfolio replacing Gen Nakatani. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)

Newly appointed Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada (R, Front) and other cabinet ministers leave after a photo session at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Aug. 3, 2016. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, retained almost half of his ministers in their current positions although controversially appointed Tomomi Inada, the former head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, to take on the defense minister portfolio replacing Gen Nakatani. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)