<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110309/wl_asia_afp/japanpoliticsdiplomacy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20110309/capt.photo_1299630611238-1-0.jpg?x=130&amp;y=97&amp;q=85&amp;sig=QHk3l9bxNOZvL934v8IHAg--" height="97" width="130" alt="Japan set to appoint new foreign minister: reports   (AFP)" style="float: left; border: 0px;" />
</a>AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is set to promote Foreign Secretary Takeaki Matsumoto to foreign minister to succeed Seiji Maehara, who resigned over a donation scandal, reports have said.</p><br style="clear: both;" />