According to media reports, Prime Minister Abe has decided to carry out a cabinet reshuffle in August, responding to  the result in Tokyo assembly election held on 2 July. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has lost more than half of its seats, which won a mere 23 and is the worst result in the history. Since the influence by the result to the national government looks inevitable, it is necessary for LDP, the ruling party,  to renew its organization and reshuffle the current cabinet promptly in order to minimise damage.  For more details, please see the article in Nikkei Asian Review from the link below.