Japanese Investors Return to Foreign Long-Term Bonds With ¥1.31 Trillion in Net Buying

Tokyo, 6 November 2026 – Japanese investors bought a net ¥1.312 trillion of foreign long-term debt securities in the week ended 31 October, Japan’s Ministry of Finance reported on 6 November. It was the first week of net buying in seven weeks, reversing a run of disposals. The ministry revised the preceding week’s net sales to ¥81.8 billion.

For Asian investors, the reversal offers a fresh view of how Japanese institutions were allocating money overseas before the latest global technology sell-off. The data show what designated investors bought and sold, but not which countries’ bonds they favoured, whether they hedged the currency exposure or what motivated each trade. A single week of buying does not settle whether Japanese money is returning abroad on a sustained basis.