TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's incoming government has picked a 72-year-old veteran politician and former policeman to take charge of financial supervision in the world's second-largest economy, public broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday.
Shizuka Kamei, the head of a tiny party formed to rebel against the privatisation of Japan's postal system, will be financial services minister, NHK said. His portfolio will also include the postal service, the broadcaster said.
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