Assets of Takaichi Cabinet Members Average 65.91 M. Yen

Tokyo, April 3 (Jiji Press)–The average value of assets of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her 18 ministers stood at 65.91 million yen as of Feb. 18, the government said Friday. The average for assets held by the ministers and their family members fell by 500,000 yen from that as of Oct. 21, when Takaichi took office. She reappointed all ministers in her cabinet on Feb. 18 following a general election. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi topped the list with 264.84 million yen, becoming the only one with assets of more than 200 million yen. Still, Koizumi himself did not have any assets that were subject to disclosure, and all of his declared assets were securities held by his wife, Christel Takigawa. The assets of Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Jiro Akama, chair of the National Public Safety Commission, each exceeded 100 million yen. Motegi, who ranked second in the list, reported 193.97 million yen, including securities held by his wife. He also reported 243,300 shares he owns. Takaichi ranked 10th with 32.06 million yen. Her assets included 11.42 million yen’s worth of real estate in her home prefecture of Nara and a time deposit of 10 million yen owned by her husband, Taku Yamamoto. Digital transformation minister Hisashi Matsumoto ranked bottom with 5.5 million yen. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]