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Japan election may win back domestic investors

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Reuters

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Voters will go to the polls on Sunday and may back the government’s economic stimulus package. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists discuss how soaring bond yields could entice homegrown investors back to Japan and the impact that will have on the global economy. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.0

As Japanese voters prepared to go to the polls on February 8th, the country is grappling

0:30.6

with record high bond yields and a flailing currency. But far from being a local problem,

0:37.3

trouble for Japanese investors has a way of drifting over to the US,

0:41.3

given the country is one of the largest creditors and Japanese residents are the largest owners of US Treasuries.

0:48.3

How this situation is likely to unfold and how the new government might tackle a potential economic

0:55.2

crisis is the focus of this week's viewsroom. It's Amy. And it's Una. And this is the viewsroom,

1:04.1

your weekly podcast that invites you, our dear listeners, into a lively debate about the hottest

1:09.3

issues in business, finance and

1:11.6

economics.

1:12.7

Now, Amy, I think it's fair to say that Sanei Takichi shocked even her own party by calling

1:19.4

a snap election.

1:20.3

I mean, she is really only a few months into a job.

1:23.0

So that's pretty bold.

1:24.6

And now...

1:25.5

So this is the Prime Minister of Japan, right?

1:27.3

Just for our listeners who don't know much of Japan, this is the Prime Minister of Japan. Yeah. And now... So this is the Prime Minister of Japan, right? Just for our listeners who

1:28.5

don't know much about this. This is the Prime Minister of Japan. Yeah. And now, incredibly,

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