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...
Prime Minister Takaichi explained that financial and fiscal policy were not discussed at the JapanU.S. summit. In response to remarks about the strain a weaker yen places on U.S. trade, she stated as...
As the PC fund market expands, particularly in the United States, changes in some lending terms associated with competition among funds and diversification in investment targets and fund design have...
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...
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) invited comments from July 28 to August 28, 2026, on a draft Cabinet Office Order partially revising the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Investment Trusts...
The Bank of Japan decided at the Policy Board and Monetary Policy Meeting held on September 17 and 18, 2026, to partially revise the Supplementary Deposit System Basic Guidelines (decided January 29,...
At its Policy Board and Monetary Policy Meeting on September 17 and 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided to partially revise four basic guidelines and related rules for funding operations concerning...
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...
On September 18, 2026, the Bank of Japan decided at a Policy Board meeting on monetary policy to change its guidelines for financial market operations until the next meeting, encouraging the...
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 government formulated the “Financial Strategy to Promote Growth Investment—Upgrading Japan as an Asset Management Nation” on July 21, 2026, further developing measures based on the “Plan for the...
The Financial Services Agency will solicit public comments on draft amendments to the Regulations on Terminology, Forms, and Preparation Methods of Financial Statements and related regulations, the...
The July 2026 issue (No. 915) of the Bank of Japan Policy Board Monthly Report includes five items related to Monetary Policy Meetings and four items related to regular meetings under resolutions....
Bank of Japan Policy Board Member Masu explained that, based on meetings with representatives of government, business, and finance in Fukui Prefecture, the prefectural economy is recovering...
On September 7, 2026, the Director of the Kagoshima Finance Office of the Kyushu Financial Bureau and the Director of the Kagoshima Branch of the Bank of Japan requested that deposithandling...
The Ministry of Finance forecast that the overall balance of government receipts and payments against the private sector in September 2026 will show excess receipts of 5.2 trillion yen. Compared with...
The Bank of Japan announced that the Financial Stability Board (FSB) had published on its website on August 31 a letter issued in the chair’s name in connection with the G20 Finance Ministers and...
The Bank of Japan’s Financial Markets Department updated the peroperation and monthly offer amounts by remaining maturity for interestbearing government bonds, as well as the amounts and dates for...
On August 28, 2026, the Bank of Japan published the contents of Vice Governor Himino’s press conference. The conference covered the current situation and challenges of Saitama Prefecture’s economy,...
Japan's economy is expected to continue growing moderately, with growth slowing under pressure from rising crude oil prices but supported by AIrelated demand and government measures. Yearonyear...