Japan finance minister declines comment on rate checks, says watching forex with urgency
ReutersJan 23, 2026 9:14 AM
TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday declined to respond to a question on whether authorities had conducted rate checks in the market, saying only that she was monitoring currency markets with a sense of urgency.
Katayama was speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Finance.
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