The Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has announced a new Cabinet, retaining Yoshihiko Noda in the key post of Finance Minister. Seiji Maehara is the new Foreign Minister and Shozaburo Jimi has been retained in financial services. Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa will stay in his post, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku. Mr Kan was re-elected as leader of the governing DPJ on Tuesday. Analysts say the reshuffle is aimed at boosting public support for the government. Mr Kan was re-elected as Prime Minister after surviving a party leadership challenge from veteran MP Ichiro Ozawa. Mr Kan took office in June, and has said he wants to rein in spending and curb Japan's massive public debt. However, he faces a struggle in Parliament because he does not have a majority in the upper house. The new cabinet will be sworn in by Emperor Akihito in the afternoon.