At the July 30, 2026 press conference, Finance Minister Katayama explained financial responses to the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake, the “Strong and Affluent Japan” investment framework for the FY2027...
At the July 28, 2026 postCabinet press conference, Finance Minister and Minister of State for Special Missions Katayama explained household support, fuel, electricity, and gas price measures, and...
The Ministry of Finance indicated that the fiscal funds–private sector balance for August Reiwa 8 is expected to show a net receipts surplus of 2.4 trillion yen, as receipts of consumption tax,...
The Ministry of Finance published the receipts, payments, balance, and government bonds in the fiscal funds to private sector balance for July 2026, comparing them with the same month of the previous...
The Ministry of Finance presented an overview of the FY2025 General Account settlement. Collected revenue totaled 145.2579 trillion yen, while expenditures totaled 129.4661 trillion yen, resulting in...
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications urged telecommunications operators to implement specific measures to prevent harm from nuisance calls. Total fraud losses in Reiwa 7 reached a...
Finance Minister Katayama announced revisions to the Corporate Governance Code to promote companies’ longterm value growth and investment in growth. The minister described benefitlinked tax credits...
Finance Minister Katayama expressed relief that the Social Security National Council had approved an agreement to introduce refundable tax credits from fiscal 2029. Regarding gold smuggling, the...
Finance Minister Katayama said that, in light of views that diversifying citizens’ portfolios has benefits in a world with interest rates, and opinions both inside and outside the party, he wanted to...
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...
The Ministry of Finance published "International Transactions in Securities" (monthly, based on reports from designated institutions) on September 8, 2025, summarizing trading trends of Japanese...