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Ex-vice finance minister Saito tapped as Japan Post chief

Tōkyō : Japan | about 1 month ago

Shizuka Kamei, state minister in charge of postal reform, said Wednesday he has picked former Vice Finance Minister Jiro Saito as Japan Post Holdings Co. president to succeed Yoshifumi Nishikawa. The announcement came a day after Nishikawa announced his intention to resign due to a government...

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