Tokyo  - A list of the Japanese coalition government's cabinet members announced Wednesday, with ages:

Prime Minister: Taro Aso, 68

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister (in charge of decentralization of administration): Kunio Hatoyama, 60

Justice Minister: Eisuke Mori, 60

Foreign Minister: Hirofumi Nakasone, 62

Finance Minister and state minister in charge of financial services: Shoichi Nakagawa, 55

Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister: Ryu Shionoya, 58

Health, Labour and Welfare Minister: Yoichi Masuzoe, 59

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister: Shigeru Ishiba, 51

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister: Toshihiro Nikai, 69

Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister: Nariaki Nakayama, 65

Environment Minister: Tetsuo Saito, 56

Defense Minister: Yasukazu Hamada, 52

Chief Cabinet Secretary (in charge of abduction issues): Takeo Kawamura, 65

Chairman, National Public Safety Commission, and state minister in charge of Okinawa and Northern Territories and disaster prevention: Tsutomu Sato, 56

State minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy: Kaoru Yosano, 70

State minister in charge of regulatory, administrative reform and public servant system reform: Akira Amari, 59

State minister in charge of science and technology policy, food safety and consumers affairs: Seiko Noda, 48

State minister in charge of declining birthrate and gender equality: Yuko Obuchi, 34 (dpa)