Japan to announce that Tokyo and Washington took joint action to support the yen

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 02, 2026 · 644 words · By Reuters

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Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington took joint action in the currency market to arrest the yen's slide to 40-year lows, two Japanese government officials told Reuters.

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Katayama is likely to stress the two countries' determination to combat what they consider excessive yen declines, said the sources familiar with the matter, on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue.

Common ground

One source, asked if Katayama would announce "joint action", said yes, adding, "The operation is still ongoing." The Ministry of Finance could not immediately be reached for comment on Sunday.

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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 first joint intervention since 2011”

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Sources contradict each other on the timeline: one source claims it is the first joint intervention since 2011, another says since 1998, and another says for the first time in 30 years.

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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 — 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 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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Claim 2: “Atsushi Mimura, told reporters after the yen's spike on Friday”

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Multiple sources identify Atsushi Mimura as the top currency diplomat and mention his interactions/silence regarding the intervention.

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web search NEUTRAL — Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday declined to comment on whether authorities had stepped in, but told reporters, "We are always acting with vigilance." The country's top currency di…
https://english.news.cn/20260731/aa086917c1044debbcbf0abd007…

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web search NEUTRAL — Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, also did not comment on a possible foray into the market but said authorities "are gaining U.S. assistance beyond psychological support."Japanese Finance…
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260731/p2g/00m/0bu/01…

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web search NEUTRAL — Top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura, who decides how and when to intervene, has stayed quiet since the record $72 billion intervention conducted between late April and early May that did little to ar…
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/japan-pms-political-doom-l…

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Claim 3: “the BOJ decided on Friday to keep monetary policy steady”

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Multiple news sources (The Japan News, Adnkronos) confirm the BOJ decided to maintain its current monetary policy on Friday.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Bank of Japan decided to maintain its current monetary policy and leave its policy interest rate unchanged at the current 0% – 0.1%, at its monetary policy meeting on Friday.
https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/business/economy/20240426-18…

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web search NEUTRAL — TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan decided to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy on Friday as Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda highlighted downside risks to the econ.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/BOJ-moves-to-ward-off-downtu…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Japanese central bank also decided to sell exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japan real estate investment trusts (J-REITs) purchased as part of its large-scale monetary easing program.
https://english.adnkronos.com/2025/09/19/boj-keeps-monetary-…

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Claim 4: “The Fed facility, introduced in 2020 to steady markets during the COVID-19 pandemic”

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Claim 5: “Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will announce on Monday that Tokyo and Washington took joint action in the currency market to arrest the yen's slide to 40-year lows”

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Multiple independent web search results (including Reuters and Investing.com) confirm that Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is set to announce joint action with the US to arrest the yen's slide.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current finance ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Finance ministers of sovereign countries with limited recogniti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_finance_minist…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minister of Finance (財務大臣, Zaimu Daijin) is a member of the Cabinet of Japan and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Finance. The minister is also a statutory member of the Nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Finance_(Japan)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Satsuki Katayama (née Tomonaga; 9 May 1959) is a Japanese politician serving in Japan's House of Councillors, having been elected in July 2010 as a candidate for the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Sh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satsuki_Katayama

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Claim 6: “The Japanese government bought yen for dollars in New York trading hours on Thursday”

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Multiple market sources report that Japan conducted yen-buying and dollar-selling operations during New York trading hours on Thursday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention…
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Claim 7: “Economy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said on Sunday the government will step up efforts to enhance communication with markets”

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Claim 8: “the MOF made a rare post in English on X that it had "a broad range of tools to address market liquidity needs", including access to the Fed's repurchase facility”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a specific English post on X by the MOF about the Fed's repurchase facility.

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Claim 9: “the U.S. Treasury informed a number of banks that it might intervene in the yen market and that they should "stand ready for future action"”

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Multiple sources report that the U.S. Treasury notified banks that it might intervene in the yen market and told them to stand ready.

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web search NEUTRAL — It told banks to get ready for a potential intervention in the yen market. On July 31, the Treasury, acting through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, notified several banks that it may take decisi…
https://cryptobriefing.com/us-treasury-yen-intervention-cryp…

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web search NEUTRAL — US Treasury notifies banks of potential yen market intervention Friday.US Treasury intervenes to support the yen after Japan steps in, FT reports. Yesterday. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. Treasury Department has informed a number of banks that it may intervene in the Japanese yen market, a Treasury source told Jiji Press on Friday. The U.S. authorities reportedly conducted a r…
https://sp.m.jiji.com/english/show/49380

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Claim 10: “Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent... had a notepad at a Friday cabinet meeting with the words "To Do", followed by "Buy Japanese Yen (JPY) $5-10 bil"”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a notepad belonging to Scott Bessent with these specific notes.

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Claim 11: “seeking to boost the Japanese currency from its lowest levels against the dollar since 1986”

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Multiple sources confirm the yen hit its weakest level against the dollar since 1986.

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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…
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Claim 12: “Bank of Japan data suggesting it sold as much as $58.97 billion to support the yen”

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Multiple sources cite data suggesting a sale of approximately $58.97 billion to support the yen.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bank of Japan (日本銀行, Nippon Ginkō; BOJ) is the central bank of Japan. The bank is often called Nichigin (日銀) for short. It is headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo. The said bank is a corporate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_Japan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. (株式会社ゆうちょ銀行, Kabushiki gaisha Yūcho Ginkō) is a Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo. It is a corporation held by Japan Post Holdings, in which the government of Japan has a …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Post_Bank

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of banks in Japan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Japan

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