Satsuki Katayama, the Woman at the Center of Japan’s Currency Fight

Scritto il 01/09/2026
da River Akira Davis, Kiuko Notoya and Hisako Ueno

Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington.Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in January. She is seen as bridge between American and Japanese policymakers.