Japan PM Takaichi retains core team in Cabinet reshuffle | East Asia Tonight Sep 17, 2026

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi keeps her key foreign, defence and finance ministers in her first Cabinet reshuffle as coalition partner JIP secures its first seat at the high table. Also on East Asia Tonight: North Korea rejects denuclearisation at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Also, China-ASEAN Expo opens in Nanning with AI and green growth in focus, while Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for a "bigger and stronger" advanced manufacturing sector. 00:00 Headlines 01:44 Japan's Takaichi signals continuity, stability in first Cabinet reshuffle 03:48 North Korea calls its nuclear status a "line of no retreat" 11:24 More than 3,400 firms from 70 regions at China-ASEAN Expo 19:46 China's high-tech manufacturing drive 22:19 Huawei unveils more than 10 new AI chips 41:36 Japan's Self-Defense Forces tackling forest fires in Indonesia 47:01 South Korea university admissions glitch 53:29 Aichi Governor Hideaki Ohmura on hosting the Asian Games