TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is considering reshuffling his cabinet as early as June, to strengthen the efforts of reconstruction of the Government after a huge earthquake and tsunami and strengthen its position in the party in powerthe Kyodo News Agency said Wednesday.
Kan, under fire for his response to the disaster and nuclear emergency that followed, is thinking up creating ministerial posts to carry out reconstruction work and ongoing Atomic crisis, said Kyodo, quoting sources close to Prime Minister.
Secretary General of the Government Yukio Edano said that the Government this week plans support a Bill to Parliament seeking to add three positions to the current 17.
"We would like to organize the structure to strengthen our treatment of reconstruction with (a Minister to) respond to damage earthquake and nuclear." There are also different ministers among the 17 now hold multiple positions, "Edano said at a press conference.
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshito Sengoku is likely to be operated for position of reconstruction, handling, then that Goshi Hosono, helps the Kan, and a legislative decision of the Democratic Party is seen as a strong candidate for the role of managing the nuclear accident in a Tokyo Electric plant PowerKyodo said.
The earthquake and tsunami on 11 March, triggered nuclear installation Fukushima Daiichi Tokyo Electric cooling system malfunctions, causing radiation to seep into the atmosphere and the ocean.
Engineers still have difficulty tackling the plant.
The reshuffle could come shortly after the end of the session of Parliament on June 22, but Kan can refer to the just before an extraordinary session of Parliament is expected to begin in August, Kyodo quoted the sources as saying.
Already fifth Premier Japan in as many years, Kan saw its rating sink below 30 percent on concerns regarding the appeals of his leadership and faces from the inside and outside his own party to resign, although few expect that he leaves easily.
(Reported by Kiyoshi Takenaka, Yoko Kubota;) (Editing by Joseph Radford)
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