The balance of foreign assets held by Japan as of the end of 2017 surpassed 1,000 trillion yen for the first time ever, a government report showed Friday.
The balance of foreign assets held by Japan as of the end of 2017 surpassed 1,000 trillion yen for the first time ever, a government report showed Friday.
The yen-denominated value of assets held by the Japanese government, private-sector companies and individuals abroad went up 2.7 pct from a year earlier to 1,012,431 billion yen, according to the report, which was submitted to the day’s cabinet meeting by Finance Minister Taro Aso.
