Finance Minister Katayama Press Briefing, August 31, 2026
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...
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20Currency: 2027 International Horticultural Exposition Commemorative Coin
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...
Press Conference: Summary of Finance Minister Katayama’s Post-Cabinet Briefing
Finance Minister Katayama explained that the FY2027 initial generalaccount budget requests total approximately 143.1 trillion yen. As the first year of budgetprocess reform aimed at moving away from...
Treasury-Private Sector Balance, September 2026 (Forecast)
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...
Reporting Ordinance Rate (September 2026)
The reporting ordinance rate applicable during September 2026, published by the Bank of Japan's International Department on August 20, 2026. As a public notice by the Minister of Finance, it presents...
June 2026 Balance of Payments (Preliminary): Overview
The Ministry of Finance released the preliminary balance of payments for June 2026. The current account shifted from a surplus in the same month of the previous year to a deficit of 92.3 billion yen,...
Handling the 2026 Q2 Survey After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake
The Ministry of Finance announced that corporations affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake may submit their survey forms for the AprilJune 2026 Corporate Enterprise Statistics Survey by November 27,...
Katayama's Post-Extraordinary Cabinet Press Briefing as Finance & State Minister
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...
Summary of Finance Minister Katayama’s Press Conference, July 28, 2026
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...
Overview of Fiscal Funds to Private Sector Balance, July 2026
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...
Fiscal Funds–Private Sector Balance (August Reiwa 8 Outlook)
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,...
Foreign Exchange Intervention Operations: June 29–July 29, 2026
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...
FY2025 General Account Settlement: ¥2.6088 Trillion Net Surplus
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...
Telecom Operators Urged to Strengthen Measures Against Nuisance Calls
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...
Katayama Explains Governance, Tax and Shinkansen Policies
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 on Tax Credits, Gold Smuggling, and Exchange Rates
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...
Summary of Finance Minister Katayama’s Press Conference, July 14, 2026
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...
Finance Minister Notice—Base and Arbitrage Exchange Rates
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...
Finance Minister Notice—Applicable in August 2026
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...
International Transactions in Securities (Monthly, based on reports from designated major investors) (August 2025)
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...