The U.S. expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy in response to Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/16/economy/us-japan-russia-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent #katsunobukato #energy #sakhalin2 #lng
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato voiced serious concern over China’s latest export controls on rare earths, stressing the importance of coordinated action from Group of Seven nations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/16/economy/japan-finance-minister-china-rare-earth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #katsunobukato #rareearths #chinajapanrelations #g7 #scottbessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reaffirmed in a joint statement their commitment to let markets determine currency exchange rates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/12/economy/us-japan-fx-manipulation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #katsunobukato #us #tariffs #japaneseeconomy #currencies #yen #boj #donaldtrump
Japan's Finance Minister said he’s worried by movements in the yen, which weakened to levels last seen in March following dovish messaging on interest rates from the Bank of Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/economy/kato-concern-yen-weak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #katsunobukato #boj #japaneseeconomy
Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato says Japan told Group of 20 countries that tariffs aren’t the right way to fix imbalances. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/kato-trade-imbalances/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #katsunobukato #tariffs #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #japaneseeconomy #trade
The average income of Japanese lawmakers in 2024 stood at ¥25.13 million, almost unchanged from the previous year, both chambers of the parliament said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/japan/politics/japan-lawmakers-income-2024/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #shigeruishiba #cabinet #ldp #katsunobukato