Japan News News Japan » Finance: Japan finance minister vows to keep eye on fiscal balance
Continued concerns over Japan’s fiscal sustainability have sparked a rise in government bond yields and weighed on the yen.
News Japan » Finance: Japan's foreign reserves drop by a record $80 billion in August following yen intervention
Finance ministry data showed that Japan's official foreign reserves stand at $1.207 trillion, down from July's figure of $1.287 trillion.
News Japan » Finance: Japan Finance Chief to Survive Takaichi’s Reshuffle, Reports Say
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to remain in her position in an upcoming cabinet reshuffle, according to local media reports, a decision that would back her handling of the economy, ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan’s Finance Chief Plays Down Bessent’s BOJ Rate Hike Push
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said that she and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent share the view that their recent joint intervention in the currency market was beneficial, while playing ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan Finance Minister Says Crypto Can Be a Part of Diversified Portfolio – Is Strategic BTC Reserve Coming?
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News Japan » Finance: The Woman at the Center of Japan’s Currency Fight
Japan’s finance minister, Satsuki Katayama, is under pressure to strengthen the yen while balancing competing demands from the prime minister and Washington.
News Japan » Finance: US, Japan finance ministers meet on yen weakness
The finance ministers of the United States and Japan held talks in Asheville, North Carolina, in the southern United States, where the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting is ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan's finance minister says yen intervention may be necessary when there are 'excessive' moves
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki declined to comment when asked whether current levels for the yen were appropriate. He also would not comment on whether his ministry had intervened in the ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan’s Finance Minister Says 2026 Is the 'First Year of Digitalization' — Stocks, Crypto, and Digital Assets in Focus
Digital assets, such as crypto, will align with traditional assets, including stocks, through tax cuts and regulations. Reforms aim to boost investments, ETFs, and shift savings into growth sectors.
News Japan » Finance: Japan's finance minister wants to discuss forex with Bessent at G7
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that he would seek to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the sidelines of the G7 meetings in Canada next week to ...
News Japan » Finance: Japan's Finance Minister Says Crypto Assets Can be Part of Diversified Portfolio
Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Katō stated that cryptocurrencies can be part of a diversified investment portfolio despite their high volatility. The Japanese government aims to foster innovation ...