Japan is buying yen in forex interventions. Where does it go?

Accounting rules mean gains are unlikely to be enough to cover food tax cut Japan has stepped into the currency market multiple times this year to support the yen. (Photo by Akira Kodaka) TOKYO — Japan's recent foreign exchange interventions have some ruling coalition lawmakers hoping to use yen obtained through these operations to pay for the government's planned tax cut on food.

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