Countries · Japan
Japan
Japan is the largest foreign holder of US Treasuries, and its Ministry of Finance publishes cross-border flows every week.
Japan's holdings of US Treasuries
End-of-month holdings by custodian country, $bn.
Holdings over the last 13 months
$bn, end of month.
Weekly flows
Net purchases, yen trillions; positive means net buying.
Japanese investors buying abroad
Each week, ¥tn.
Foreign investors buying Japan
Each week, ¥tn.
The yen in global reserves
Share of central banks' allocated reserves held in yen, per cent.
Yen share of global reserves
Per cent, quarterly.
Direct and equity investment
Annual net inflows into Japan, $bn.
Net inflows by year
Foreign direct investment and portfolio equity, $bn.
Japanese life insurers and pension funds are major buyers of foreign bonds; their weekly moves often respond to changes in Japanese and US yields.
The monthly read
A short email after each TIC release: where money moved, what changed among the big holders, and the charts that matter.