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Satsuki Katayama, the Woman at the Center of Japan’s Currency Fight

Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington.

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Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in January. She is seen as bridge between American and Japanese policymakers.

Can JD Vance Win Over Skeptical Jewish Voters?

The vice president is attempting to unite conservative Jews with their antagonists in one coalition, as one appearance in Nevada on Monday showed. Some are uneasy about it.

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Vice President JD Vance at the White House in July.

Mansour Abbas Recruits Yoav Segalovitz to Join Raam Party in Israeli Election

1 September 2026 at 01:08
Mansour Abbas has recruited a Jewish lawmaker best known for reducing the crime rate in Arab cities. Could that be enough to get Mr. Abbas a seat in the next government?

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Mansour Abbas, right, and Yoav Segalovitz arriving for a news conference in Nazareth on Monday.
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