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SATSUKI KATAYAMA

Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2026
Knife-carrying man arrested at Upper House office building
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested the man on suspicion of violating the firearms and swords control law.
Scott Bessent, U.S. treasury secretary, during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2026
Katayama hints at yen intervention after talks with U.S. counterpart
Japan’s authorities have been ramping up their warning language as the yen continues to hover around ¥160 to the dollar, a key psychological threshold for markets.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a news conference after a Cabinet meeting on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2026
Government adopts ¥8.5 trillion stopgap spending package
Parliament is expected to approve the first stopgap budget in 11 years on Monday.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions during an Upper House plenary session on Monday. Katayama said Tuesday that a provisional budget would be compiled to prepare for unexpected events, while noting that passing the fiscal 2026 budget bill by the end of fiscal 2025 remains "necessary."
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 24, 2026
Preparations begin for stopgap budget in case fiscal 2026 bill slips deadline
The prime minister is still aiming for the fiscal 2026 budget to be passed this month, but appears to be showing flexibility as ruling parties lack an Upper House majority.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says Japanese authorities are watching the foreign exchange market “with the utmost sense of urgency” as the yen nears 160 to the dollar on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2026
Japan’s Katayama says authorities ready to take bold steps on yen as needed
The finance minister’s remarks come as the yen trades near its weakest levels against the dollar this year with markets remaining volatile due to conflict in the Middle East.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks in parliament on Feb. 20.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 14, 2026
Japan and South Korea ready to act against forex volatility, ministers say
Finance Ministers Satsuki Katayama of Japan and Koo Yun-cheol of South Korea “expressed serious concern over the recent sharp depreciation of the Korean won and the Japanese yen.”
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her Canadian counterpart, Mark Carney, meet in Tokyo on March 6. Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister, while Canada has not had a woman serve in the post in more than three decades.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2026
Mirrors and blind spots: Japan, Canada and gender equality
Canada’s numbers do not describe a country that has solved gender inequality. They suggest one that may be coasting on a progressive reputation not fully matched by outcomes.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks at a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2026
Katayama says Takaichi wasn’t emphasizing weak yen merit
Takaichi’s comments suggested she was trying to preserve speculation over government intervention risks.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 23, 2026
Finance chief Katayama watching yen rate ‘with sense of urgency’
Katayama was speaking after the yen gyrated sharply at the conclusion of a press briefing by Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama holds a news conference after the Cabinet approved the draft budget for fiscal 2026 in December.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2026
Japan Lower House dissolution to delay budget passage
The government is unlikely to secure the passage of its fiscal 2026 draft budget by March 31, the end of this fiscal year.
Prime minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attend a budget committee session in the Lower House of parliament in Tokyo on Nov. 11. Their rise to the nation’s highest offices underscores the growing prominence of women in Japanese politics.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2026
Feminism’s failures and the secret to Takaichi’s success
A movement that cannot accommodate this complexity — that insists feminists must agree on everything or be dismissed as traitors — consigns itself to irrelevance.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in Washington on Monday
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2026
Japan warns speculators after yen sets fresh 18-month low
“We won’t rule out any means and will respond appropriately to moves that are excessive, including those that are speculative,” said Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (right) meets with ‌U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sidelines of a multilateral meeting on critical mineral supply chains, in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2026
Bessent shares concerns about yen’s ‘one-sided depreciation,’ says Katayama
The yen crossed ¥158-to-the-dollar mark this week for ‍the first time in about a year following reports that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ‍may call a February snap election
A mine containing rare earth minerals in China's Inner Mongolia province.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2026
Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip
Tensions have continued to rise between Asia’s two biggest economies, dragging out a dispute that began in early November.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sits (center) with ministers ahead of a Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2025
Takaichi’s Cabinet proposes record spending in next fiscal year
The budget will go to parliament for approval when it convenes again early next year.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama says Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves during an interview in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 23, 2025
Japan has ‘free hand’ for bold action in FX market if needed
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama’s remarks are her strongest warning yet to speculators following the yen’s weakening even after a rise in interest rates.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Sunday, "There is no major disagreement between us and the BOJ" regarding an anticipated interest rate hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2025
Japan finance chief effectively accepts BOJ rate hike
According to a recent Bloomberg survey of 50 analysts, all forecast that the central bank will raise its policy rate at the meeting.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions from Shinji Morimoto of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan at the Upper House on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 12, 2025
Takaichi mulling ministers’ fundraising rule change
The existing ministerial code of conduct lacks concrete standards to stop ministers from holding large fundraising parties, the prime minister says.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama delivers a fiscal policy speech at a Lower House plenary session in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2025
Katayama urges lawmakers to cooperate to pass supplementary budget bill
The finance minister says the bill should be passed as soon as possible to “bring back a strong economy to Japan.”
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (fourth from left) delivers a greeting at the first ministerial meeting on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office to review tax measures, subsidies and funds, in an effort inspired by the U.S. "department of government efficiency."
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2025
Japan holds first meeting on DOGE-inspired waste cut
The government has established a department of about 30 people in the Cabinet Secretariat to find and eliminate wasteful spending in a DOGE-inspired style.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion
Micron Technology’s factory in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  

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