Newly appointed executives of the Democratic Party of Japan promised the leading opposition parties Thursday that they will uphold agreements to give up or scale back some of the key pledges the DPJ made before taking power, including the monthly child allowances.
Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda, who was believed struggling to select his chief Cabinet secretary, effectively his right-hand man, named close ally Osamu Fujimura to the post Thursday afternoon.
Noda is expected to launch his Cabinet on Friday.