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Japan’s Minister of Finance Katsunobu Kato said today he aims to build on close discussions pertaining to currencies when he meets his US counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week, Bloomberg reports.

Kato told a press conference today:

“Treasury Secretary Bessent and I are in close contact on currencies, and I would like to take this opportunity to hold further discussions during my visit.