Japan PM announces new internal affairs minister

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Monday chose Takeaki Matsumoto as the next internal affairs minister.

The previous incumbent, Minoru Terada, was forced to resign over funding irregularities on Sunday.

It was a blow to the scandal-prone Cabinet that has already lost two ministers in a month.Matsumoto is a former foreign minister from a faction of Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party.Matsumoto is expected to take on responsibilities such as local finances, tax systems, information and communication as the new minister.