Jin10 data reported on July 21, the strategist from ING stated that the results of the Japanese Senate election have made the outlook for the yen more uncertain. Although Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has promised to remain in office and continue to promote negotiations on the US-Japan trade agreement, the opposition party may seek to gain political benefits by advocating for loose fiscal policies to address livelihood pressures. The strategist pointed out that these expectations have already put pressure on Japanese government bonds before the election, creating unfavourable information for the yen. Additionally, there is a risk that Shinzo Abe could be replaced by a more conservative faction, which may call for the Bank of Japan to slow down the pace of interest rate hikes. "In other words, today's rise of the yen lacks clear support," the strategist added.

On June 22, Jin10 reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated on the 22nd regarding the US military's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities that he will follow the developments in the Middle East. He emphasized to the media at his official residence: "It is extremely important to calm the situation as soon as possible. We must prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. I am closely monitoring the developments." When asked whether he supports the US attack, he replied, "We will discuss this within the government in the future. We will respond at the appropriate time," avoiding a clear stance.

Gate News bot message, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated at the end of the two-day G7 meeting that Japan will prioritize protecting national interests in trade negotiations and will not rush to reach an agreement with the United States.

Jin10 reported on May 13 that senior officials of Japan's ruling coalition unanimously agreed on the necessity of drafting a supplementary budget in the fall to fund a new stimulus plan. The government led by Prime Minister Shiro Abe has been under pressure to take additional measures to mitigate the impact of the U.S. tariff increases on the economy ahead of the scheduled Senate elections in July.

Jinshi data news on February 20th, Haruhiko Kuroda, Governor of the Central Bank of Japan, said on Thursday that he had regular meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe to exchange views on the economy and financial markets. "I may attend the G7 and G20 (financial leaders) meetings next week. Before that, I took this opportunity to exchange views informally," Kuroda told reporters after the meeting. He said that the two did not discuss recent changes in the long-term Intrerest Rate. This is the first meeting between the two since October last year.

On February 8, the Golden Ten Data reported that after the meeting between the leaders of Japan and the United States, President Trump stated in a press conference that he had agreed to make substantial investments instead of acquiring the Japanese steel company, a giant in the American steel industry. However, he did not mention details of the investment framework. He revealed that he will meet with top executives of Nippon Steel next week for specific discussions. Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe also gave the same explanation, stating, 'We will incorporate Japanese technology to produce high-quality products. We have reached a strong consensus with President Trump on this.' Trump pointed out that American steel is an important company for the United States and said, 'I don't want to see the company leave, it doesn't feel good.'

On January 24th, Jinshi Data reported that the 217th Ordinary Diet of Japan opened with a 150-day session. If there is no extension, this Ordinary Diet will end on June 22nd. On that day, the Japanese government will give four speeches, including Prime Minister Shizo Abe's policy speech. It is reported that Shizo Abe will start his policy speech at 14:00 local time. This is the first Ordinary Diet since Prime Minister Shizo Abe took office. The Japanese Diet meetings are generally divided into extraordinary sessions, ordinary sessions, and special sessions, with ordinary sessions held in January each year.

Jinshi data, January 11th news, Japanese Prime Minister Shihara Shigeo visited Indonesia on the 11th and met with Indonesian President Prabowo. This is Shihara Shigeo's first official visit to Indonesia since taking office as prime minister.

Jinshi data, October 28th news, Dovish Global Investment Management stated that the possibility of a minority government in Japan is a new and crucial factor affecting the future development of the market. The risk of the Prime Minister's Office returning to the "revolving door" era is increasing. Before Shinzo Abe took office in 2013, the average term of office for Japanese prime ministers was only 382 days. It is expected that the Central Bank of Japan will remain unchanged this week under the pressure of political noise and reliance on its data. The stabilization of the fundamentals and the strong results of wage negotiations will help the Central Bank of Japan continue to gradually achieve policy normalization.

(1) The U.S. dollar faltered on Tuesday, failing to get a significant boost from the rally in U.S. Treasury yields, but high U.S. Treasury yields kept the yen under pressure, hovering near multi-decade lows and keeping traders wary of any signs of intervention. (2) USD/JPY rose 0.08% to 151.88 on Tuesday, holding near a 34-year high of 151.975 set last month, as Japanese officials continued to ramp up intimidation efforts to defend the yen. (3) Japanese Finance Minister Jun Suzuki said on Tuesday that the Japanese government has not ruled out taking any measures to deal with the yen's excessive volatility and reiterated his warning that Tokyo is ready to act against the yen's recent sharp decline. (4) Tokyo's threat of intervention prevented the USD from breaking above the closely watched 152 yen level, even though USD/JPY usually moves in tandem with US Treasury yields. (5) SMBC economist Ryota Abe said: "USD/JPY will continue to move in a narrow range of 151.0-152.5. He expects that if the USD/JPY exchange rate rises rapidly, the Japanese authorities will intervene in the currency market to "curb volatility." (6) Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that the central bank must consider reducing monetary stimulus if trend inflation continues to accelerate. (7) U.S. Treasury yields held firm as traders scaled back expectations for the pace and magnitude of the Federal Reserve's rate cuts later this year, with the two-year Treasury yield hitting a more than four-month high of 4.8010% on Tuesday. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged down to 4.412%, but remained short of a more than four-month high set on Monday