IMF Japan Mission Chief: We Cannot Speculate On Authorities' Future Actions, When Asked What Conditions At Which Japanese Authorities Can Conduct Forex Intervention

IMF Japan Mission Chief: If We Were To See A Period Of Continued Yen Depreciation Over A Longer Period Of Time, We Should See Increased Pass Through Of Higher Import Prices On Headline Inflation

IMF Japan Mission Chief: No Right Level Of Exchange Rate

Trump Says Japan To Invest In Energy, Industrial Projects In Ohio, Texas And Georgia

MOF - Japan Jan Thermal Coal Imports -4.8% Year-On-Year At 9.895 Million Tonnes

MOF - Japan Jan Preliminary Crude Oil Import Volume +5.7% Year-On-Year

MOF - Japan Jan LNG Imports -6.0% Year-On-Year At 6.244 Million Tonnes

MOF - Japan Jan Exports To USA -5% Year On Year

MOF - Japan Jan Exports To EU +29.6% Year On Year

MOF - Japan Jan Exports To China +32% Year On Year

Japan Jan Imports -2.5% Year On Year - MOF (Poll: +3.0%)

Japan Jan Trade Balance -1152.7 Billion Yen - MOF (Poll: -2142.1 Billion Yen)

Japan Jan Exports +16.8% Year On Year - MOF (Poll: +12.0%)

IMF Japan Mission Chief: Growing Participation Of Foreign Investors Has Supported Liquidity And Trading Depth In Japanese Government Bond Market, Particularly As Bank Of Japan Reduces Its Footprint In The Market

IMF Japan Mission Chief: Market Pricing Indicates That Investors Are Increasingly Attentive To Japan's Fiscal Management, Though There Is No Evidence That Foreign Investors Have Withdrawn Demand Due To Fiscal Concerns

IMF Japan Mission Chief: We Will Be Able To Assess Better The Effect Of Consumption Tax Cut When We Get More Clarity On How It Will Be Financed