Masato Kanda is a Japanese bureaucrat and currently serves as the Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, a key currency diplomat in Japan. Born in 1965 in Nishinomiya, he graduated from the University of Tokyo, where he studied law and international politics. Kanda later earned an MPhil in economics from St Hugh's College, Oxford. Due to the yen's weak performance during his tenure, his comments on potential currency intervention have garnered significant media attention, earning him the nickname 'FX Tsar'.
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Meaning of the name - Masato
Truth, sincerity, honesty
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Masato Kanda belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Nishinomiya, Hyogo
Educated At: Nada Junior & Senior High School | University of Tokyo | St Hugh's College, Oxford
Occupation: Bureaucrat | Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs
Employers: Ministry of Finance | World Bank | OECD
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for January 17, 1965
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 17, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 17, 2026 |
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| Sun | 27 Capricorn 24 | 27 Capricorn 35 | 28 Pisces 53 |
| Moon | 29 Cancer 27 | 14 Capricorn 52 | 27 Libra 27 |
| Mercury | 5 Capricorn 48 | 25 Capricorn 3 | 17 Aries 8 |
| Venus | 6 Capricorn 43 | 0 Aquarius 14 | 22 Pisces 55 |
| Mars | 27 Virgo 18 | 25 Capricorn 35 | 14 Virgo 49 |
| Jupiter | 16 Taurus 1 | 19 Cancer 8 | 22 Taurus 57 |
| Saturn | 3 Pisces 9 | 27 Pisces 15 | 10 Pisces 21 |
| Uranus | 14 Virgo 33 | 27 Taurus 36 | 12 Virgo 10 |
| Neptune | 19 Scorpio 41 | 29 Pisces 47 | 19 Scorpio 47 |
| Pluto | 16 Virgo 6 | 3 Aquarius 14 | 14 Virgo 40 |
| Rahu | 21 Gemini 5 | 11 Pisces 16 | 17 Gemini 51 |
| Ketu | 21 Sagittarius 5 | 11 Virgo 16 | 17 Sagittarius 51 |
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Astrology Transits Analysis for Year 2026
Masato Kanda's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars opposition Moon
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Saturn opposition Mars
Exact: 21 January, 2026 - Saturn square Mercury
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Saturn square Venus
Exact: 11 April, 2026 - Mars conjunction Jupiter
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Rahu conjunction Saturn
Exact: 10 June, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Sun
Exact: 20 June, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Moon
Exact: 30 June, 2026 - Mars conjunction Rahu
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Mars opposition Ketu
Exact: 30 July, 2026 - Mars opposition Mercury
Exact: 19 August, 2026 - Mars conjunction Moon
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Ketu
Exact: 08 October, 2026 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 07 December, 2026
