# Ministry of Finance (Japan)

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-28**: July official records expected — MoF will release official intervention data for the July operations, providing final amounts and timing.
- **2026-08-07**: MOF quarterly data release — MoF publishes daily breakdown confirming April’s record intervention and the broader 11.7 trillion yen operation.
- **2026-07-31**: Second day of July intervention (estimated) — An additional estimated $36.58 billion is deployed, potentially tallying the largest single-day operations in history.
- **2026-07-30**: Massive July intervention (estimated) — Japan is estimated to have spent up to $58.97 billion defending the yen.
- **2026-05-06**: Temporary yen recovery — The intervention helps lift the yen from a near two-year low of 160.725 to around 155 per dollar.
- **2026-04-30**: New record daily intervention — Japan's MOF spends 6.28 trillion yen ($39.64 billion) in a single day, a new record, during the Golden Week holidays.
- **2024-04-29**: Previous daily intervention record — Japan conducts a 5.92 trillion yen yen-buying intervention, the single-day record at that time.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Japan's $40B Record Yen Intervention in April Fails to Halt Slide
2026-08-07 05:53:45 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Japan's Ministry of Finance reveals a record daily yen-buying intervention of $39.64B on April 30, but the yen continues to weaken. Persistent pressure and recent July interventions highlight the challenge of defending the currency against a strong dollar.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/japan-yen-intervention-april-2026-record

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