HeyJaredNews on Japan Politics
News on Japan Politics is a niche news outlet dedicated primarily to political and governmental developments in Japan.
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 30
- Latest publication
- Aug 3, 2026
- Audience
- Top 1M sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 16, 2026
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US-Japan Yen Intervention Raises Stakes For Takaichi And BOJ (opens the original)
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi entered August facing a sharper test of her economic leadership after Japan and the United States carried out a rare coordinated currency intervention to support the yen, turning the government’s cost-of-living agenda, fiscal policy and relationship with the Bank of Japan into one of the most politically sensitive issues of her administration. (News On Japan)
Trump Calls Yen-Buying Intervention a Sign of Friendship (opens the original)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States intervened to buy yen because of its strong relationship with Japan, describing the action as a sign of friendship and pledging that Washington would always support the country. (News On Japan)
Japan and U.S. Coordinate Intervention for First Time in 28 Years (opens the original)
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Japan and the United States conducted coordinated yen-buying intervention in the foreign exchange market to curb the currency's excessive decline, with Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama expected to announce the move on August 3, according to people familiar with the matter. (News On Japan)
Bessent Says Yen Is Undervalued in Unusual Currency Remarks (opens the original)
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the yen is undervalued, making an unusually direct assessment of the currency and signaling that Washington is unwilling to accept excessive weakness. (News On Japan)
Takaichi Announces 1% Food Consumption Tax From April 2027 (opens the original)
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced that Japan will cut the consumption tax rate on food and beverages to 1% from April 2027, pledging to secure the necessary funding without relying on deficit-financing bonds and to restore the rate to 8% after two years. (News On Japan)
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