Japan and US confirm rare joint intervention to prop up yen

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 03, 2026 · 592 words · By Reuters

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Japan and US confirm rare joint intervention to prop up yen US President Donald Trump says helping to bolster the Japanese currency is a sign of friendship.

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What happened

Japan and US confirm rare joint intervention to prop up yen US President Donald Trump says helping to bolster the Japanese currency is a sign of friendship.

Why it matters

Japan and the United States have confirmed a rare, coordinated yen-buying intervention to halt the Japanese currency’s slide to 40-year lows, with Tokyo signalling it is willing to take further action if needed.

Common ground

The Japanese Ministry of Finance confirmed the joint intervention after a statement by US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Washington was helping to prop up the yen as a sign of friendship and to support the global economy.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Nikkei share average tumbled, reversing course from the one-week high it had achieved in the previous session.”

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Web search results indicate the Nikkei rose to a one-week high on Thursday and subsequently declined/tumbled in following sessions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nikkei Stock Average Declines Further as NTT Turns Negative. (Tokyo, 25th Reuters) – The Nikkei Stock Average continued to decline, reaching a low of around 190 yen at one point during the afternoon t…
https://www.newsdirectory3.com/nikkei-stock-average-declines…

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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's Nikkei share average declined in choppy trade on Wednesday. Technology stocks faced pressure after overnight losses on the Nasdaq index.Japan's Nikkei index tumbled to a one-week low after a s…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/benchmark-nikkei-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Japan’s Nikkei share average rose for a third day to its highest in a more than a week high on Thursday after Wall Street gained on the back of strong oil prices, although investors remain cautious ah…
https://www.financialexpress.com/market/nikkei-rises-to-more…

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Claim 2: “The joint intervention is the first since a 2011 coordinated action to weaken the yen after the devastating earthquake in eastern Japan.”

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The Hindu and multiple other web sources explicitly state this is the first joint intervention since 2011 following the earthquake in eastern Japan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The U.S.–Japan alliance (日米同盟, Nichi-Bei Dōmei) is a military alliance between Japan and the United States, as codified in the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and J…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.–Japan_alliance

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST (05:46:24 UTC), a Mw 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Tōhoku_earthquake_and_tsu…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japan was occupied and administered by the Allies of World War II from the surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, at the war's end until the Treaty of San Francisco took effect on Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan

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Claim 3: “South Korea also stepped in to buy its won currency on Thursday.”

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No evidence was provided or found for this claim.

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Claim 4: “Japan and the United States have confirmed a rare, coordinated yen-buying intervention to halt the Japanese currency’s slide to 40-year lows”

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Multiple independent sources (The Hindu, Reuters/AOL, and other web search results) confirm that Japan and the US conducted a coordinated yen-buying intervention.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — International relations between Japan and the United States began in the late 18th and early 19th century with the 1852–1855 diplomatic but force-backed missions of U.S. ship captains James Glynn and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan–United_States_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ambassador of the United States of America to Japan (Japanese: 駐日本国アメリカ合衆国大使, Hepburn: Chū Nihonkoku Amerika Gasshūkoku Taishi) is the ambassador from the United States of America to Japan.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Forces Japan (USFJ) (Japanese: 在日米軍, Hepburn: Zainichi Beigun) is a subordinate unified command of the United States Pacific Command. It was activated at Fuchū Air Station in Tokyo, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan

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Claim 5: “US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also confirmed Friday’s effort”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Wikipedia pages about US territories and movies, with no mention of Scott Bessent or his confirmation of the intervention.

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, a federal district (Washin…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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web search NEUTRAL — Organized incorporated territories of the United States Proposals for a 51st state – Proposals to admit a new state into the United States Territorial evolution of the United States U.S. territorial s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Us is a 2019 American psychological horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker.
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Claim 6: “Tokyo may have sold as much as $58.97bn to buy yen when it intervened in New York markets on Thursday, Bank of Japan data indicated”

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While one source mentions the $58.97bn figure, another source (Japan and US confirm joint yen-buying intervention) cites a different figure of $36.58 billion, making the specific $58.97bn claim not corroborated by multiple sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Tokyo may have sold as much as $58.97bn to buy yen when it intervened in New York markets on Thursday, Bank of Japan data indicated, before Friday’s confirmed joint intervention with Washington.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/8/3/japan-and-us-conf…

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web search NEUTRAL — Japan and US confirm joint yen support, warn of more intervention. Japan and the US have confirmed a coordinated yen-buying intervention after the currency fell to a 40-year low. Tokyo said it was rea…
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/08/03/japan-and-us-con…

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web search NEUTRAL — Central bank data indicated on Monday that Japan may have spent as much as US$36.58 billion buying yen during the intervention. The US Treasury sold euros to buy yen, three sources familiar with the m…
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/japan-…

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Claim 7: “Japan intervened in April and May, buying yen”

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Claim 8: “The Bank of Japan’s June rate hike to a 31-year high of 1 percent”

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Claim 9: “The Japanese Ministry of Finance confirmed the joint intervention after a statement by US President Donald Trump on Sunday”

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Al Jazeera and other news sources confirm the Japanese Ministry of Finance confirmed the intervention following a statement by Donald Trump.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2025 Ministry of Finance protests (Japanese: 財務省解体デモ, Hepburn: Zaimusho-kaitai-demo) are a series of protests in Japan made against the Ministry of Finance since February 21, 2025. The protests are ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ministry_of_Finance_prote…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) is a Japanese diversified tobacco company and parent company to Japan Tobacco International, one of the three largest international Big Tobacco product manufacturers in the wor…
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Claim 10: “The Japanese currency gained as much as 1.4 percent to hit a nearly three-month high of 155.20 per US dollar”

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Al Jazeera and Emirates 24|7 both mention the yen hitting a three-month high of 155.20 per US dollar, with Al Jazeera specifically noting the 1.4 percent gain.

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Claim 11: “the Bank of Japan on Friday offered its most explicit signal to date of an early rate hike, even as it kept monetary policy steady.”

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Claim 12: “the euro climbed to a 1.5-month high of $1.1559, while sterling hovered near a two-week top at $1.3476”

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Newsy Today and The Jakarta Post both report the euro reaching a 1.5-month high of $1.1559 and sterling hovering near a two-week top of $1.3476.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
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