https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVcbGbTwCdE/takashi-umekawa RSS for Node Wed, 06 May 2026 23:22:27 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/japan-s-mimura-declines-to-comment-on-yen-intervention-chatter https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-01/japan-s-mimura-declines-to-comment-on-yen-intervention-chatter Fri, 01 May 2026 00:24:19 GMT Atsushi Mimura, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/katayama-says-bessent-to-visit-japan-in-may-warns-on-currency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-15/katayama-says-bessent-to-visit-japan-in-may-warns-on-currency Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:41:36 GMT Satsuki Katayama, Japan's finance minister, in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Katayama said, in her strongest warning yet to speculators following the yen’s weakening even after a rise in interest rates. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/japan-is-said-to-sound-out-market-on-oil-futures-intervention https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-24/japan-is-said-to-sound-out-market-on-oil-futures-intervention Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:00:01 GMT Satsuki Katayama, Japan's finance minister, during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. 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Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/japan-s-mof-is-said-looking-to-reclassify-liquidity-supply-zones https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-25/japan-s-mof-is-said-looking-to-reclassify-liquidity-supply-zones Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:08:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/takaichi-s-first-boj-member-picks-may-hint-at-desired-rate-path https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/takaichi-s-first-boj-member-picks-may-hint-at-desired-rate-path Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:30:00 GMT The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/japan-s-ex-fx-chief-sees-yen-firming-as-takaichi-s-stance-clears https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-13/japan-s-ex-fx-chief-sees-yen-firming-as-takaichi-s-stance-clears Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:30:00 GMT Tatsuo Yamasaki Photographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/japan-investors-remain-wary-takaichi-will-spur-another-meltdown https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-12/japan-investors-remain-wary-takaichi-will-spur-another-meltdown Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:15:00 GMT Sanae Takaichi Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/japan-s-katayama-says-takaichi-wasn-t-emphasizing-weak-yen-merit https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/japan-s-katayama-says-takaichi-wasn-t-emphasizing-weak-yen-merit Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:23:54 GMT Satsuki Katayama https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/japan-business-leader-calls-on-government-to-act-more-on-fx https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-30/japan-business-leader-calls-on-government-to-act-more-on-fx Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:55:02 GMT Ken Kobayashi in 2024. 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