Average assets of new cabinet ministers: 99.81 million yen Top person: Shunji Furukawa - Second Takaichi reshuffled cabinet

On the 30th, the government disclosed the assets of 10 newly appointed ministers in the second Takaichi reshuffled cabinet. The average total assets including family assets was 99.81 million yen. Digital Minister Shunji Furukawa received the highest amount of 781.03 million yen, pushing up the overall total. Reconstruction Minister Goji Hosono came in second with 63.36 million yen.

Mr. Furukawa's personal assets include 313.2 million yen in public and corporate bonds, 176.69 million yen in securities investment trusts, and 59.14 million yen in real estate. His wife has 232 million yen worth of securities investment trusts, and in addition, the couple owns 869,280 shares in 10 stocks.

Mr. Hosono owns a total of 7 million yen worth of real estate in Shizuoka Prefecture, including that of his spouse. Deposits and savings totaled 25.75 million yen, and securities totaled 30.61 million yen.

This time, the list includes those of former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Yan Kazuo, who was effectively dismissed due to suspicions of violating the Public Elections Act. He owns real estate valued at 6.29 million yen in his hometown of Otawara City, Tochigi Prefecture, and also owns two cars.

Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Hisayuki Fujii and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshihiro Seki have zero amounts for themselves. Mr. Seki also listed his spouse's share as zero.

What was made public were assets owned by the person, his or her spouse, and dependent children as of September 17, the day the reshuffled cabinet was inaugurated. The amount indicates the total of land and buildings (fixed asset tax base amount), deposits and savings excluding ordinary and current accounts, and securities (face value) excluding stocks (rounded to the nearest 10,000 yen).