TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he may take on the role of foreign minister until a new cabinet is formed this month, as the incumbent foreign minister took over a key ruling party post. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) officially confirmed on Thursday Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi as the party’s secretary-general, the party’s number two post, and a powerful role that includes shaping policy. “Until the new cabinet, I am thinking of working as foreign minister as well,” Kishida, who previously served as foreign minister, told reporters. Kishida led the LDP to better-than-expected election results on Sunday, with the party retaining its strong majority in the lower house. Motegi said he would focus on tasks such as the recovery of the pandemic-hit economy and party reform to enhance diversity, vowing to drive policy with speed. “It is very important to show the LDP is changing, as …