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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Japan parliament enacts law to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reacts at a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2025, as the parliament enacts a law to end the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.

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Japan parliament enacts law to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reacts at a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2025, as the parliament enacts a law to end the provisional gasoline tax surcharge.

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Bill to scrap gasoline tax surcharge

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reacts as the House of Representatives passes a bill to eliminate a provisional gasoline tax rate in parliament in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025.

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Japan Finance Minister Katayama in parliament

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attends a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2025.

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Japan Mobility Show 2025 Special Session

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Special Session. photo shows (from left): Akira Matsunaga, JAMA Vice Chairman and Managing Director; Toshihiro Mibe, Vice Chairman; Koji Sato, Vice Chairman; MC Kiyoka Sudo; Masanori Katayama, Chairman; Toshihiro Suzuki, Vice Chairman; Ivan Espinosa, Vice Chairman; Motofumi Shitara, Vice Chairman.=October 30,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Mobility Show 2025 Special Session

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Special Session. photo shows (from left): Akira Matsunaga, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association; Toshihiro Mibe, Vice Chairman; Koji Sato, Vice Chairman; Masanori Katayama, Chairman; Toshihiro Suzuki, Vice Chairman; Ivan Espinosa, Vice Chairman; Motofumi Shitara, Vice Chairman.=October 30,2025,Tokyo

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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (far L) holds talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (far R) at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press after holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press after holding talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (far L) holds talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (far R) in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (L) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (L) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ahead of their talks in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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New Japan Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025.

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New Japan Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025, following telephone talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025, following telephone talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is pictured after holding a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (far L) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2025, following the inauguration of the government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi the previous day.

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Inauguration of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C), Economic Security Minister Kimi Onoda (L), and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama are pictured after being formally inaugurated in a ceremony with Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace on Oct. 21, 2025.

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Lineup of Japan PM Takaichi's Cabinet

Satsuki Katayama, who is set to become finance minister in the Cabinet of new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2025, before an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace.

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Press conference of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. photo shows Chairman Masanori Katayama (front row center) and vice chairmen.=September 18,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Press Conference

Press conference of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. photo shows Chairman Masanori Katayama (front row center) and vice chairmen.=September 18,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.

Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Japan, May meeting. Photo shows, from right, Chairman Masanori Katayama and Vice Chairman Ivan Espinosa.=May 22,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, May meeting. Photo shows Chairman Masanori Katayama.=May 22,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference. Photo shows Chairman Masanori Katayama.=March 19,2025,Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference.

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. March press conference. Photo shows (from right to left) Motofumi Shitara, Vice President; Makoto Uchida, Vice President; Toshihiro Suzuki, Vice President; Masanori Katayama, Chairman; Koji Sato, Vice President; Toshihiro Mibe, Vice President; and Akira Matsunaga, Vice President.=March 19,2025,Tokyo

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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto meets with the automobile industry

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Mutoh meets with the automobile industry. Photo shows Masanori Katayama, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.=February 25,2025,Tokyo

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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto meets with the automobile industry

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto meeting with the automobile industry. Photo shows Masanori Katayama, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) (2nd right).=February 25,2025,Tokyo

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New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Manufacturers' Associations. Photo shows Mr. Masanori Katayama, Chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), addresses the gathering.=January 7,2025,The Okura Tokyo (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - Giants Slalom Men World Cup

FIS Ski World Cup 2024-2025 - Women's World Cup giant slalom Solden Saturday 26 October 2024 Katayama Ryoma (JPN)

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - Giants Slalom Men World Cup

FIS Ski World Cup 2024-2025 - Women's World Cup giant slalom Solden Saturday 26 October 2024 Katayama Ryoma (JPN)

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - Giants Slalom Men World Cup

FIS Ski World Cup 2024-2025 - Women's World Cup giant slalom Solden Saturday 26 October 2024 Katayama Ryoma (JPN)

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) May Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) May Press Conference Photo shows Chairman Masanori Katayama.=May 23, 2024, in Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) May Press Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) May Press Conference Photo shows (from right to left) Tsuneji Sato, Vice Chairman; Toshihiro Suzuki, Vice Chairman; Yoshihiro Hidaka, Vice Chairman; Masanori Katayama, Chairman; Toshihiro Mibe, Vice Chairman; Makoto Uchida, Vice Chairman; and Akira Matsunaga, Vice Chairman.=May 23, 2024, in Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Masanori Katayama, Chairman and CEO, Isuzu Motors Limited. =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Chairman, Masanori Katayama =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Chairman, Masanori Katayama =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Masanori Katayama, Chairman and CEO, Isuzu Motors Limited. =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Chairman, Masanori Katayama =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Chairman, Masanori Katayama =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Chairman, Masanori Katayama =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. Conference. Chairman, Masanori Katayama =Date:March 22, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations. Masanori Katayama, chairman of JAMA.=Date:January 5, 2024, Place: Tokyo

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New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations. Photo from left to right: Masanori Katayama, Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Koji Arima, Chairman, Japan Auto Parts Industries Association (JAPIA); Keiji Masui, Chairman, Japan Auto Body Association (JABIA); Katsumi Yamada, President, Japan Automobile Machinery and Appliance Manufacturers Association (JAMA); Naomiki Kaneko, Chairman, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JATRA)=Date:January 5, 2024, Place: Tokyo