**Article (Japanese):** https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9f8b34145e9d93098a9c17684ccd9543e5c10a06
**List:**
* Prime Minister: Kishida Fumio, 65 (Kishida Faction)
* Internal Affairs and Communications: Terada Minoru, 64 (Kishida Faction)
* Justice: Hanashi Yasuhiro, 62 (Kishida Faction)
* Foreign Affairs: Hayashi Yoshimasa, 61 (Kishida Faction)
* Finance: Suzuki Shunichi, 69 (Aso Faction)
* Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Nagaoka Keiko, 68 (Aso Faction)
* Health, Labour and Welfare: Kato Katsunobu, 66 (Motegi Faction)
* Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: Nomura Tetsuro, 78 (Motegi Faction)
* Economy, Trade and Industry: Nishimura Yasutoshi, 59 (Abe Faction)
* Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Saito Tetsuo, 70 (Komeito)
* Environment: Nishimura Akihiro, 62 (Abe Faction)
* Defense: Hamada Yasukazu, 66 (LDP, no faction)
* Chief Cabinet Secretary: Matsuno Hirokazu, 59 (Abe Faction)
* Digital: Kono Taro, 59 (Aso Faction)
* National Public Safety Commission: Tani Koichi, 70 (Nikai Faction)
* Declining Birth Rates: Ogura Masanobu, 41 (Nikai Faction)
* Economic Recovery: Yamagiwa Daishiro, 53 (Aso Faction)
* Economic Security: Takaichi Sanae, 61 (LDP, no faction)
* Countryside Revitalization: Okada Naoki, 60 (Abe Faction)
* Reconstruction: Akiba Kenya, 60 (Motegi Faction)
**Analysis:**
* Age Range: 41-78, Average age: 62.65
* 40s: 1
* 50s: 4
* 60s: 12
* 70s: 3
* Faction Balance:
* Kishida Faction: 4
* Aso Faction: 4
* Abe Faction: 4
* Motegi Faction: 3
* Nikai Faction: 2
* LDP, no faction: 2
* Komeito: 1
* Two female ministers, same number as in the first Kishida Cabinet
* Reddit favorite Kono Taro is the Digital Minister
* Not fully clear how many ministers have ties to the Unification Church. Someone in the Yahoo comments pointed out that Kato (Health, Labour and Welfare) and Yamagiwa (Economic Recovery) both have ties. Terada (Internal Affairs and Communications) also seems to have paid membership fees to the Unification Church in the past. Here are some sources regarding this:
* [Japanese article](https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/c5464efd38bb3e0072ed7d1ff091b59f6dc1fb5f) about Yamagiwa and the Unification Church
* A couple Japanese articles showing Kato being connected to the Unification Church [\[Article 1\]](https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b09b5b7b55dff25bf641e9a28973b54fd207d9b9) [\[Article 2\]](https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/sekai-nippo_jp_62f1ea9be4b0f9d8c01fbeb8)
* [Japanese article](https://nordot.app/929928670250041344) about Terada and the Unification Church
https://www.reddit.com/r/japan/comments/wkmtp9/kishida_2nd_cabinet_announced/