Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers signed a memorandum of cooperation on the JapanAustralia Finance Ministers’ Dialogue and held the first dialogue in Tokyo. The...
Japan’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed the JapanAustralia Joint Strategic Financial Cooperation Memorandum with the Australian...
The Ministry of Finance announced that, in light of the current international situation surrounding Ukraine and the measures major countries have decided to take, Japan will implement measures such...
The Ministry of Finance released the implementation status of foreign exchange intervention for August 27 through September 28, 2026, and reported an intervention amount of 0 yen for the period. The...
On September 29, 2026, the Ministry of Finance announced that, based on Cabinet approval, 16 designated entities had been removed from the list and the asset freeze and other measures against them...
Finance Minister Katayama and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke by telephone and reaffirmed their view that the yen's undervaluation is a problem. They exchanged views on financial market...
Japan and Malaysia signed their third bilateral currency swap agreement, with a maximum exchange amount equivalent to 6 billion U.S. dollars. The agreement takes effect on September 18 of this year....
Japan’s Ministry of Finance and Bank Negara Malaysia signed a memorandum of cooperation to promote the use of local currencies in all bilateral economic transactions. The memorandum covers displaying...
The Ministry of Finance will issue a 1,000yen silver coin commemorating the 2027 International Horticultural Exposition, to be held in 2027. Made of pure silver, 40,000 coins will be issued, with a...
In the Cabinet Office and Ministry of Finance survey for July–September 2026, both large enterprises’ businesscondition judgments for their own companies and for Japan exceeded “improvement,” while...