On September 19, 2025, the Japanese Ministry of Finance released data on “Foreign Investment in Japanese Bonds for the week ending October 3.” The reported value was JPY 0 billion; no forecast or previous reference value was provided.This indicator measures the weekly net purchases of Japanese government bonds by foreign investors, reflecting capital inflows and outflows. A positive value indicates net foreign purchases (capital inflow), while a negative value signals net sales (capital outflow). If the actual figure exceeds market expectations, it is considered supportive for the Japanese yen.The importance level of this data is 1. The calculation method is (foreign purchases of Japanese bonds) minus (foreign sales of Japanese bonds). The release frequency is weekly, with the next publication scheduled for October 17, 2025.
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