Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has picked a woman as foreign minister and appointed as defence minister a politician who has worked to build ties with Taiwan, in Wednesday's new cabinet line-up.

Japan's new cabinet reflects PM Kishida's focus on foreign, defence and gender balance

Days after effluent from the region's wrecked nuclear facility was discharged into the Pacific, the prime minister of Japan consumed what he described as "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima. A video of Fumio Kishida eating fish from Fukushima was posted on social media by his office after China prohibited all imports of seafood from its neighbor as a result of the August 24 spill.

Japan: PM Kishida eats Fukushima fish to dispel concerns over water release

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Japan's new cabinet reflects PM Kishida's focus on foreign, defence and gender balance

Japan: PM Kishida eats Fukushima fish to dispel concerns over water release