Nikai Toshihiro (L), Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party secretary general, and Fumio Kishida, Japan's outgoing Foreign Minister and the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, attend a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday appointed veteran allies close to him to key roles within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to help bolster historically low public support rates, while balancing factional influences within the party. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
