Entity

Takaichi

Takaichi is a Japanese politician who serves as the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, responsible for the nation's economic policy and financial management.

Why it’s in the news: She is in the news due to a road budget scandal that threatens to derail her economic agenda and her recent request to former U.S. President Trump to broker a Japan-North Korea summit.

Latest on Takaichi

  • Japan PM Takaichi works to shed reflationist label on market, US pressure
  • Takaichi again in a bind as U.S. threatens to ‘end’ ICC
  • Tax cut to bring ¥36,000 benefit per citizen, Takaichi says
  • LDP’s Furuya says Takaichi called China’s sanctions against him ‘great honor’
  • China warned Myanmar syndicates, Trump urged Xi to talk to Takaichi: SCMP’s 7 highlights
  • Trump reportedly asked Xi to meet with Takaichi
  • Takaichi mentions Okinawa murder in parliament speech as U.S. military weighs response
  • Japan’s Takaichi presses US after marine arrested over murder-robbery of woman

Connections

84 entities linked to Takaichi across the news graph.