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.
- The Secretary and the Minister held their first videoconference following the Senate confirmation of the US Secretary.
- The Secretary and the Minister confirmed that they will consult closely on foreign exchange market issues.
- 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)
