Overseas Investors Offload Most Japan Bonds Since at Least 2014

Overseas investors cut their holdings of Japanese bonds at the fastest pace since at least 2014 last week as debt matured.

They sold a net 2.8 trillion yen ($28 billion) in bonds during the week ended Sept. 23, the most since at least the start of 2014, according to Finance Ministry data Thursday. It was the third consecutive week that non-Japanese investors, who hold about 5 percent of the nation’s government bonds, pared their holdings.