/ `1 k" l; c1 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is reshuffling his Cabinet in a bid to win more cooperation from the opposition in raising the sales tax. 8 Z2 q3 Q" A' l5 S- e; u( M. SHis ministers resigned en masse Friday to pave the way for a new Cabinet to be formed later in the day.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# Y/ V% l* D& K* ^
Public broadcaster NHK said Noda would retain 12 of 17 positions, including the finance and foreign ministers.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 Q( {/ o/ m- d0 H' Q( h* _
The new lineup is expected to exclude two ministers who were criticized by the opposition for making inappropriate comments.5 K2 j, {" D3 B; ~2 N+ h+ R
Noda has promised to submit a bill in the next parliamentary session to raise the 5 percent sales tax to help rein in the country's bulging fiscal deficit.
