Japan names new de facto energy minister

摘要

Tokyo-Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama September 16 appointed Masayu-ki Naoshima as minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Speaking at a televised press conference in Tokyo, the newly appointed chief cabinet secretary, Harufumi Hirano, said the premier had appointed 63-year-old Naoshima to be Japan's de facto energy minister.