Japan recorded a surplus of 5.06 trillion yen ($31 billion) from its special foreign exchange reserves account in the fiscal year ended March 2026, marking the second-highest annual surplus on record, according to the country's Finance Ministry, Reuters reported
The strong surplus was driven by the weaker yen, which increased the yen value of income generated from foreign assets held in the reserve account. The account, which is used to manage Japan's foreign exchange reserves and finance currency market intervention, had posted a record surplus of 5.36 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year.
