Prime Minister-elect Naoto Kan decided Sunday to appoint House of Councillors lawmaker Renho as minister in charge of administrative reform, rather than consumer affairs minister as he had earlier sought, for a new Cabinet he plans to launch Tuesday, sources close to him said.
As for party executive posts, Democratic Party of Japan President Kan plans to name House of Representatives member Koichiro Gemba as policy chief, while he is still considering having the 46-year-old lawmaker double in a Cabinet post, the DPJ sources said.