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Japan-U.S. Finance Ministerial Meeting (January 29, 2025)

January 29, 2025

Ministry of Finance

Japan-U.S. Finance Ministerial Meeting (January 29, 2025)

On January 29, commencing at around 0:20 p.m. (Japan time), Minister of Finance, and Minister of State for Financial Services, Japan, Kato, Katsunobu held a Japan-U.S. Finance Ministers online meeting with the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, Scott Bessent. The overview of the meeting is as follows.

  1. The Secretary and the Minister held their first videoconference following the Senate confirmation of the US Secretary.
  1. The Secretary and the Minister confirmed that they will consult closely on foreign exchange market issues.
  1. They reaffirmed to further strengthen Japan-US cooperation to address various bilateral and multilateral issues.

* The brief of the press conference by Finance Minister Kato after the meeting is here. (Only in Japanese)

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