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Japan-U.S. finance meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (far L) holds talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (far R) at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025.

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New Japan Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025.

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New Japan Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025, following telephone talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Japan's new Finance Minister Katayama

New Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2025, following telephone talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

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Japan Finance Minister Kato

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2025, after he and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a joint statement on foreign exchange, agreeing to continue close consultations on currency to ensure market stability.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Protesters demand tax cuts in Japan

Protesters demanding tax cuts gather outside the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on March 14, 2025, in a rally influenced by social media, with some calling for the ministry to be abolished.

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Japan's new finance minister Kato

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato gives an interview at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2024.

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Japan finance minister Suzuki on currency market

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2024. He declined to comment on whether Japan had intervened in the currency market overnight to shore up the yen against the U.S. dollar.

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Senior Japan finance ministry official on exchange market

Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Masato Kanda (far R) meets the press at the Finance Ministry building in Tokyo on July 12, 2024, after the U.S. dollar's plunge against the yen in New York overnight. Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda told reporters he would not comment on whether authorities intervened in the currency market.

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to the press at the ministry in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, after the yen hit its lowest level in over 37 years, reaching the upper 160 range against the U.S. dollar in New York.

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Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023

STORY: Japan's net external assets hit record 3 tln USD in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's net external assets rose to a record 471.31 trillion yen (3 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2023, up 12.2 percent from a year earlier, as a weak yen inflated the value of foreign stocks, bonds, and other holdings in yen terms, government data showed Tuesday. With the figure increasing for a sixth straight year, Japan retained its position as the world's largest creditor for the 33rd straight year in yen terms, followed by Germany and China as of the end of 2023, according to the Ministry of Finance. Gross external assets, held by the Japanese government, companies and individual investors, rose 11.1 percent to 1,488.34 trillion yen, while external debt went up 10.6 percent to 1,017.04 trillion yen, the ministry said. The yen was 7.0 percent weaker against the U.S. dollar in

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Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading

STORY: Yen briefly drops past 160 level vs USD in volatile trading SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese yen briefly dropped to a new 34-year low in the 160 level against the U.S. dollar on foreign exchange markets on Monday morning. It marked the first time since April 1990 that the U.S. dollar has topped the 160 yen line. Monday is a national holiday in Japan, but trading remained very volatile as the Japanese currency began reversing its trajectory in the afternoon, strengthening to the 155 level. Some market participants suspected that Japanese authorities may have stepped into the currency market to stem the yen's dive. A senior Finance Ministry official declined to comment on the yen's sharp rise, Kyodo News reported on Monday. The Japanese currency also fell to around 171 against the euro at one stage, its lowest level since euro was introduced in 1999. Xinhua News

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki responds to reporters' questions about the yen's volatility at the ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023.

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Japan's top currency diplomat Kanda

Masato Kanda, Japanese vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2023, over the yen's volatile trading.

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki attends a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2023.

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Japan books 13.6 bln USD current account surplus in April

STORY: Japan books 13.6 bln USD current account surplus in April DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports in Japan 2. various of city views in Japan STORYLINE: Japan logged a current account surplus of 1.9 trillion yen (13.6 billion U.S. dollars) in April, said a government report on Thursday. According to the Finance Ministry's preliminary information, the figure, in the black for the third consecutive month, was 76.3 percent higher than in the same period last year. According to the ministry, the country saw a goods trade deficit of 113.1 billion yen and a services trade deficit of 646.5 billion yen in the recording period. Imports decreased by 4.1 percent while exports expanded 2.6 percent year on year, the preliminary data showed. The report also said that the primary income, which reflects returns on overseas investments, booked a surplus of 3.07 trillion yen. (1 U.S. dollar equals 139.94 Japanese yen) Xinhua News Agency

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G-7 issues emergency statement

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso meets the press at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2013, after he and his Group of Seven counterparts issued an emergency statement. The G-7 finance chiefs pledged in the statement to avoid using monetary policy to control foreign exchange rates, saying they should be determined by the markets.

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Japan sends posters to Ukraine calling for fair election

TOKYO, Japan - This poster featuring ''maneki neko (beckoning cat believed to bring luck)'' will be put up at over 30,000 polling stations during the upcoming presidential election in Ukraine. It reads: ''I support a fair election. And you?'' The Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 22 that it is donating 4.5 million yen to a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization to help finance the campaign.

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G-7 finance chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (4th from L, front row), his counterparts from the Group of Seven countries, the heads of G-7 central banks and the president of the European Central Bank pose for a photo during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry's Mita Kaigisho conference hall in Tokyo on Feb. 9.

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G-7 finance chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (4th from L) and his counterparts from the Group of Seven countries as well as the president of the European Central Bank pose for a photo during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry's Mita Kaigisho conference hall in Tokyo on Feb. 9.

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Nukaga, Paulson agree to cooperate closely on economy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (R) meets with U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in Tokyo on Feb. 9 ahead of a meeting of Group of Seven financial chiefs. Nukaga and Paulson ''agreed to continue to cooperate closely and to maintain a good working relationship,'' the Japanese Finance Ministry said in a statement released after the bilateral talks. (Pool photo)

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Aso on Japan-U.S. talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on April 25, 2014. Aso voiced doubts about an early resolution of Japan-U.S. talks for a large-scale Pacific free trade pact.

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Japan, France finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and his French counterpart Pierre Moscovici (R) hold talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2014.

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso chat before their meeting at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso meet at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japanese, U.S. finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (R) hold talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japanese, U.S. finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew shake hands ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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World Bank head Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (R) shakes hands with Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 3, 2013, during his visit to Japan to participate in the fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development.

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Ex-top Japan financial diplomat Nakao named new ADB head

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Takehiko Nakao holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 26, 2013, after being named new president of the Asian Development Bank.

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OECD chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary General Angel Gurria (3rd from R) and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) meet at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 23, 2013.

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IMF's Lipton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - David Lipton (R), first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013.

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Aso holds phone talks with Geithner

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (C) answers reporters' questions at the ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2012, after holding a 30-minute phone conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Aso said he had asked Geithner to address uncertainty over U.S. fiscal policy, while acknowledging the over-valuation of the yen has been correcting recently.

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Cayman Islands lure securities investments from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a resort area on the British Cayman Islands in April 2012. The Cayman Islands, widely known as a tax haven, drew 15.36 trillion yen of investments in securities products in 2011 from Japanese investors, data by the Japanese Finance Ministry showed on June 24, 2012.

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G-7 emergency conference call

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on June 5, 2012, after speaking by phone with his counterparts in other Group of Seven advanced economies. The finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States agreed to cooperate in addressing concerns in financial markets over the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, Azumi said.

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Japan pledges $60 bil. contribution for IMF

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi says at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on April 17, 2012, that Tokyo has decided to lend $60 billion to the International Monetary Fund as an emergency step to help prevent the sovereign debt crisis in Europe from dragging down the global economy.

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Finance Minister Azumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi speaks in an interview with media organizations at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2012.

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Japan supports U.S. candidate for World Bank head

TOKYO, Japan - Jim Yong Kim (L), U.S. candidate for next World Bank president, and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi shake hands at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 1, 2012. After the meeting, Azumi said Japan will support Kim to become the next World Bank head despite growing calls for the multilateral development aid agency to be led by someone from the developing world.

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Japanese, British finance chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (R) and his British counterpart George Osborne shake hands before holding talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Japanese, British finance chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (L) and his British counterpart George Osborne (R) hold talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi shake hands after a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attend a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo after their talks on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attend a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo after their talks on Jan. 12, 2012.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner enters the Finance Ministry in Tokyo to hold talks with Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Jan. 12, 2012. Geithner arrived in Tokyo the previous day after visiting China.

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Finance minister Azumi at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi speaks at a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2011, after the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda agreed on the initial budget for fiscal 2012 the same day. The government plans to submit the draft budget to parliament in early 2012.

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Finance Minister Azumi at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2011, after Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet approved an outline of tax policy changes for fiscal 2012.

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Japanese, Canadian finance ministers meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (R) shakes hands with his Canadian counterpart Jim Flaherty before their talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011. The Japanese government is considering committing to help resolve the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone through the International Monetary Fund, Azumi was quoted by an official as telling Flaherty.