International Reserves/Foreign Currency Liquidity　(as of the end of September 2026)

Japan's reserve assets totaled $ 1,178,396 million as of the end of September 2026, down $ 29,128 million from the end of August.

Details on the level and composition of Japan's international reserves/ foreign currency liquidity are provided below.

I.  Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets

(Notes) B. Other foreign currency assets include loans to The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in total of $ 34,817 million.

II. Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets

1. Foreign currency loans and securities

2. Aggregate short and long positions in forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-à vis Yen

III. Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets

1. Contingent liabilities in foreign currency

(a) Collateral guarantees on debt falling due within 1 year

2. Foreign currency securities issued with embedded options

3. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by:

(a) other national monetary authorities, BIS, IMF, and other international organizations

(b) banks and other financial institutions headquartered in Japan

(c) banks and other financial institutions headquartered outside Japan

4. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided to:

(a) other national monetary authorities, BIS, IMF, and other international organizations

(b) banks and other financial institutions headquartered in Japan

(c) banks and other financial institutions headquartered outside Japan

5. Aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign currencies vis-à vis Yen

(a) short-term domestic currency debt indexed to the exchange rate

(b) financial instruments denominated in foreign currency and settled by other means(e.g., in Yen)

- lent or repoed and included in Section I

- lent or repoed but not included in Section I

- borrowed or acquired and included in Section I

- borrowed or acquired but not included in Section I

(e) financial derivative assets(net, marked to market)