On October 15, 2026 (local time), Minister Katayama met with South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Lee Hyunil, in Bangkok, Thailand, and agreed to renew the...
Finance Minister Katayama viewed the Bank of Japan’s policy rate increase as a measure toward achieving the 2% price stability target sustainably and stably, and expressed expectations for...
A silver coin with a face value of 1,000 yen will be issued to commemorate the 2027 International Horticultural Expo. The mintage will be 40,000 coins, and the planned sale price is 33,500 yen,...
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...
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...
At the August 31, 2026 briefing, Finance Minister Katayama explained discussions on the global economy, growth, AI, and Ukraine at the G20 and G7; meetings with US and UK officials and IMF...
A public notice by the Minister of Finance, published by the Bank of Japan's International Department on September 18, 2026. It sets the official foreign exchange rate applicable during October of...
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...
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....
The Bank of Japan's International Department published on August 20, 2026, the reference and arbitrage exchange rates applicable during September 2026. The reference exchange rate is 163 yen per U.S....
The Ministry of Finance published the implementation status of foreign exchange intervention operations from June 29, 2026, to July 29, 2026. The amount of foreign exchange intervention operations...
On July 17, 2026, the International Department of the Bank of Japan presented the Finance Minister Notice. The base exchange rate was set at 161 yen per U.S. dollar, while arbitrage exchange rates...
On July 17, 2026, the International Department of the Bank of Japan announced the conversion rates applicable during August 2026 for the exchange rates prescribed by the Minister of Finance under...
South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance announced on September 2 that August's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.7% yearonyear, slowing 0.4 percentage points from July's 2.1% increase. Core...