Japan ex-FX chief Kanda appointed special adviser to PM Kishida
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FILE PHOTO: Japan's vice minister of finance for international affairs, Masato Kanda, poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2022. Picture taken January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Fil
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan appoints former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda as special adviser to the cabinet, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday.
Kanda is tasked to advise Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on international financial trends, Hayashi, chief cabinet secretary, said.
Atsushi Mimura on Wednesday succeeded Kanda as the vice finance minister for international affairs, the top government position in charge of currency policies.
(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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