Japan's Abe reshuffles cabinet amid waning public support, outgoing cabinet resigns en masse

TOKYO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffled his cabinet and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party executive lineup Thursday, his top spokesperson chief cabinet secretary said.

The reshuffle follows the resignation of the outgoing cabinet following an extraordinary cabinet meeting held in Prime Minister's Official Residence earlier in the day.