Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara says has no comment on Bessent's remarks

Japan Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara:

• No comment on Bessent’s X post
• Monetary policy falls under jurisdiction of BOJ
• Government will continue to closely coordinate with BoJ
• Expect BOJ to conduct monetary policy to appropriately achieve inflation target

Bessent earlier, his remarks boosted the JPY:

• Bessent says Japan government gives Bank of Japan policy space, avoid excess FX volatility
• Yen surging after comments from US Treasury Secretary Bessent