https://mediapresser.com/tags/japan/ Recent content in Japan on Media Presser Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mediapresser.com/2026/04/23/japan-holds-1.185-trillion-in-u.s.-debt-and-the-number-tells-an-incomplete-story/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://mediapresser.com/2026/04/23/japan-holds-1.185-trillion-in-u.s.-debt-and-the-number-tells-an-incomplete-story/ Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities by a margin that is not particularly close. Its $1.185 trillion position as of December 2025 exceeds the United Kingdom’s second-place $866 billion by more than $300 billion, and outstrips China’s $683.5 billion by nearly half a trillion. Japan accounts for 12.8% of all foreign investment in U.S. publicly held federal debt. It has held the top position for years, interrupted only briefly during the period when China’s accumulation was at its peak.