TOKYO -- Newly installed Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent here Monday, discussing sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
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Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, center left, sits across from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 27. (Pool photo)
TOKYO -- Newly installed Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent here Monday, discussing sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.