Former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama, chair of the East Asia Community Research Institute, told the 21st Jeju Forum on June 25 that Prime Minister Takaichi should immediately correct and apologise for remarks on Taiwan that he said clearly violate the spirit of the 1972 Japan‑China Joint Communique. Hatoyama said China’s anger was understandable and urged the Japanese government to explicitly tell Beijing it will continue to abide by the communique, notably by maintaining a stance of no

美元指數DXY短線走低十餘點，報101.38。非美貨幣短線上揚。

Prime Minister Takaichi's proposed 14-year investment programme — ¥370 trillion (~$2.3tn) through March 2041 — has prompted bond strategists to warn of renewed pressure on the Japanese government bond market and questions over financing and the plan's ability to deliver growth. The government has not specified incremental fiscal outlays; several brokers say expanded borrowing would likely lift long-term yields. Masayuki Koguchi, executive fund manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management, said investors will focus on financing and that the plan will most likely be funded via government bond issuance or other measures, a result that could make JGBs difficult to buy. Daiwa Securities chief strategist Shun Otani said the plan will have a negative effect on JGBs, noting the government's assumption of roughly ¥10 trillion a year in fiscal spending and the issuance of transitional bonds, and added market uncertainty over whether the investments will produce the expected growth will push up risk premia.