Japan's international investment position (IIP) recorded a net asset position, the outstanding amount of external financial assets of residents in Japan minus the outstanding amount of external financial liabilities of residents in Japan, of 215.1 trillion yen at year-end 2006. This represents...

Japan's external financial assets increased in 2010. While the yen value of foreign currency- denominated assets decreased due to the yen's appreciation, this was more than offset by net purchases of foreign securities by Japanese investors under portfolio investment and increases in securities...

Japan's current account surplus decreased in 2009 for the second consecutive year to 13.3 trillion yen, down from 16.4 trillion yen in 2008, mainly due to a decrease in the income surplus. The capital and financial account deficit (net outflow) decreased to 12.7 trillion yen in 2009, down from...

Japan's international investment position (IIP) recorded net assets -- i.e., external financial assets of residents in Japan minus external financial liabilities of residents in Japan -- of 225.5 trillion yen at year-end 2008. This represents a decrease of 24.7 trillion yen or 9.9 percent from...

Japan's current account surplus increased for the first time in three years to 17.1 trillion yen in 2010, up from 13.3 trillion yen in 2009. The capital and financial account deficit (net outflows) was 12.9 trillion yen in 2010, more or less unchanged from 12.6 trillion yen in 2009. Reserve...

Japan's current account surplus halved to 4.8 trillion yen in 2012 from 9.6 trillion yen in 2011, mainly due to an increase in the deficit on goods. The capital and financial account shifted to net outflows of 8.2 trillion yen in 2012 from net inflows of 1.2 trillion yen in 2011, mainly because...

The Bank of Japan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, will implement a major revision of balance-of-payments related statistics, focusing on "Financial Account" and its components, such as direct investment and portfolio investment. The revision will go into effect for transactions...

Japan's external financial assets increased in 2013 due to an increase in their yen value reflecting the yen's depreciation compared to the previous year end as well as due to net acquisitions of foreign financial instruments by Japanese investors. Meanwhile, Japan's external liabilities also...

Japan's balance of payments (BOP) in 2004 recorded a current account surplus of 18.6 trillion yen, increased from a surplus of 15.8 trillion yen in 2003. This represents a new record high for the second consecutive year. The capital and financial account recorded a net inflow of 1.5 trillion...

Japan's balance of payments (BOP) in 2003 shows that the current account recorded a surplus of 15.8 trillion yen, increased from a surplus of 14.1 trillion yen in 2002; the capital and financial account turned to a net inflow of 8.1 trillion yen from a net outflow of 8.5 trillion yen, caused mainly...