Japan shifts messaging to counter view its policies are reflationary, Katayama says in TV interview
EWJ•Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Japan began recalibrating its messaging around late August to reassure markets that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not pursuing reflationary policies.
1. Messaging shift
Katayama said the government decided around late August to communicate its message more clearly to financial markets. She said U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent views Takaichi’s economic policies as suited to current conditions but has questioned whether the government has communicated that clearly enough to investors.




