URGENT: Japan PM to pick ex-defense chief Hamada for defense portfolio
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Former Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada will return to the job and Yasutoshi Nishimura, who was in charge of the government's COVID-19 response, will serve as industry minister in a revamped Cabinet, sources familiar with the plan said Tuesday. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to reshuffle his Cabinet and executives at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday.