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Japan Bought 5 Trillion Yen of Foreign Assets in Two Weeks: Why Now?
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Japan Bought 5 Trillion Yen of Foreign Assets in Two Weeks: Why Now?

TITLE: Japan Bought 5 Trillion Yen Of Foreign Assets In Two Weeks. Why Now? Ministry of Finance data show Japanese investors net bought more than 5 trillion yen of foreign equities and long-term bonds in the two weeks to 15 August 2026, versus net selling of over 300 billion yen in the prior two weeks — buying overseas assets cheaply after the yen rallied on last month's joint US-Japan currency i

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