Shunichi Suzuki, son of former prime minister Zenko Suzuki, is expected to succeed his brother-in-law Taro Aso as Finance Minister. - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters): Japan's former Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki is likely to be appointed finance minister in presumptive new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet, the Yomiuri daily reported, a key role as the country seeks to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Suzuki, 68, son of former prime minister Zenko Suzuki and brother-in-law of current Finance Minister Taro Aso, is expected to continue Aso's moderate policies, balancing growth and fiscal reform, analysts said on Friday (Oct 1).
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