The new Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to carry out drastic reforms to the nation's labor and education systems in a bid to wean the country off its "one-track" career tradition as the population rapidly ages, the newly appointed economic revitalization minister said in an interview Wednesday.

"So far, we all have been on a one-track career of getting an education, graduating from school, getting a job (at one company) and then retiring," said Toshimitsu Motegi, who was appointed to his post in the Aug. 3 Cabinet reshuffle.

"Now, we need to change," Motegi told a joint interview with media outlets including The Japan Times.