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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gestures, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S., August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Sam Wolfe
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Bessent expects Japan to take action to boost yen, signals BOJ rate-hike chance
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Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media about the U.S.-Japan joint forex action upon her arrival at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Japan, US agree to continue coordination on yen, Katayama says
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Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water discharge tops 170,000 tons over past 3 years
25/08/2026
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Russian Foreign Ministry urges Japan to fully recognise WWII outcomes, stop whitewashing wartime aggression
21/08/2026
Russia protests Japan PM's remarks over disputed islands
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Russia protests Japan PM's remarks over disputed islands
18/08/2026
Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia
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Japan to test hypersonic missiles in Australia
18/08/2026
Japan's Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto, who was summoned over criticism by Japanese officials of a recent visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the disputed Kuril Islands, leaves following a meeting at the headquarters of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow, Russia, August 18, 2026. REUTERS
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Russia protests to Japanese ambassador over Takaichi's 'anti-Russian' remarks
18/08/2026
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Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan?
15/08/2026
Japan-Russia: Tokyo protests Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands
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Japan-Russia: Tokyo protests Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands
13/08/2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Sakhalin region Minister of Education Anastasia Kikteva, tours a museum of a local school during his visit on the Southern Kuril Island of Iturup, in far eastern Sakhalin Region, Russia, August 13, 2026. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS
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Putin visits disputed island near Japan, drawing Tokyo's ire
13/08/2026
A Japanese yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
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US-Japan action undercuts G7's historic FX role
09/08/2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing, at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato
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Japan's Takaichi reaffirms non-nuclear pledge at Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary
06/08/2026
N.Korea warns of 'military option's over Japan rearmament
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05/08/2026
FILE PHOTO: Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/Pool/File Photo
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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong warns of new military options over Japan's strike capabilities
05/08/2026
Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Bank of Japan spends 87 billion US dollars to support yen amid currency weakness
04/08/2026

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