Satsuki Katayama, Japan’s first female finance chief, joined the Finance Ministry in 1982 and climbed the ranks, reaching a higher position in the influential Budget Bureau than any woman before her. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/economy/japan-new-finance-chief-policy-veteran/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #satsukikatayama #financeministry #ldp #sanaetakaichi