Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will likely change most of his Cabinet members during a reshuffle to be announced on Wednesday.<br />Abe will name right-wing lawmaker Koichi Hagiuda as the new education minister. Haguida is currently executive deputy secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party.<br />Only Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga and Finance Minister Taro Aso are expected to retain their current positions in the Cabinet.<br />Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono who had faced worsening diplomatic ties with South Korea might be appointed as defense minister.<br />Critics in Japan are calling the reshuffle a "friend Cabinet" or a "revolving door Cabinet" as Abe has reappointed past Cabinet members to major positions.<br />Experts say the reshuffle will help Abe focus on his goal of achieving constitutional change.<br />
