Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wasn’t specifically highlighting the benefits of a weak yen over the weekend. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/japan-finance-minister-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #forex #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy
Japanese financial authorities are watching currency movements with a sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday, after a moment of yen volatility that transpired more than an hour earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/markets/katayama-yen-rate-urgency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #boj #financeministry #satsukikatayama #inflation #sanaetakaichi
The government is unlikely to secure the passage of its fiscal 2026 draft budget by March 31, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her decision to dissolve the Lower House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/20/economy/japan-election-budget-passage-delay/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #budgets #2026lowerhouseelection #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama
Despite being branded anti-feminist by media elites, Japan’s first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi exposes the blind spots and hypocrisy of academic feminism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/16/japan/takaichis-success-and-feminisms-failures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #feminism #women039sissues #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama #ldp #childabuse #childporn #caregiving #genderequality
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama shared concerns with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the weakening yen during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a G7 conference in Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/13/katayama-bessent-concerns-yens-weakening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #satsukikatayama #scottbessent #yen #forex #currencies
Japan is ramping up efforts to reach out to its Group of Seven peers and beyond amid mounting concerns over China’s grip on rare earths as the dispute with Beijing escalates. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/japan/japan-support-china-rare-earth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #rareearths #chinajapanrelations #g7 #us #satsukikatayama
Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/economy/japan-finance-minister-interview-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #financeministry #forex #yen #dollar
The Japanese central bank is reportedly likely to raise its policy interest rate to around 0.75% from around 0.5% at present at its two-day monetary policy meeting through Friday this week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/14/economy/japan-finance-chief-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama #kazuoueda
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering revising Japan’s ministerial code of conduct due to its lack of concrete standards to stop ministers from holding large fundraising parties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/politics/ministers-fundraising-rule-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #politicalfunds #satsukikatayama
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is calling on both ruling and opposition parties to work together to enact the government’s supplementary budget swiftly to “bring back a strong economy to Japan.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/economy/japan-finance-minister-parliament-budget-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #budgets #diet #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi
Japan on Tuesday held the first ministerial meeting to review tax measures, subsidies and funds, in an effort inspired by the "department of government efficiency" (DOGE) in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/politics/doge-ministerial-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #doge #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #taxes #satsukikatayama #financeministry #budgets
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said it is "clear” that volatile yen swings aren’t "moving based on fundamentals,” in the latest expression of the government’s frustration over the currency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/30/finance-minister-fx-moves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #satsukikatayama #yen #currencies
Japan is getting its own bureau of government efficiency, but it is unlikely to have much in common with DOGE. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/politics/japan-doge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #doge #satsukikatayama #mof
Japan's economic stimulus package will exceed ¥17 trillion ($110 billion), Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said after meeting with the prime minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/16/japan/japan-stimulus-package-to-exceed-17-trillion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #taxes
Satsuki Katayama, Japan’s first female finance minister, shoulders the task of selling Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s “responsible and proactive fiscal policy.” A former colleague expects an emphasis on “responsible.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/japan/politics/satsuki-katayama-finance-minister/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #satsukikatayama #financeministry #sanaetakaichi
Goldman Sachs Group sees little immediate risk of currency intervention in Japan, saying the usual triggers “have not yet been met” even as the yen approaches 155 per dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/04/economy/yen-no-intervention-risk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #boj #financeministry
The government is monitoring the yen with a strong sense of urgency, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, sending her first clear warning on currency movements since taking on her role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/31/economy/katayama-warning-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #yen #boj #japaneseeconomy #scottbessent #kazuoueda
In her first weeks as prime minister, Sanae Takaichi unified the LDP, formed a new conservative coalition, advanced Japan’s defense and trade agendas and secured strong public support. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/30/japan/four-questions-for-takaichi-after-one-week/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #fumiokishida #shigeruishiba #yoshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #takayukikobayashi #satsukikatayama #hirofumiyoshimura #fumitakefujita #donaldtrump #ldp #komeito #jip #dpp #sanseito
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sent a message indicating support for the Bank of Japan’s independence as Abenomics comes back into fashion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/economy/bessent-katayama-boj/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #scottbessent #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #usjapanrelations #us #financeministry #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in his first meeting with Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, praised Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic policy as the Nikkei topped the 50,000 mark the same day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/us-japan-finance-leaders-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #scottbessent #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #usjapanrelations