At their September 22, 2026 summit in New York, U.S. President Donald Trump raised concerns about the yen's weakness with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, signaling mutual support for a stronger Japanese currency. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama confirmed the exchange rate discussion.
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U.S. President Donald Trump raised concerns about the yen’s weakness with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at their Sept. 22 meeting in New York, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Friday. Takaichi told Trump that an undervalued yen was a problem, Katayama said, after consulting the prime minister’s office before disclosing the exchange [bloomberg.com#3][kyodonews.net#1][scmp.com#1][aaws
US President Donald Trump raised concerns about yen weakness at a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday, offering an unusually detailed account of the leaders’ talks on currencies. “At the recent Japan-US summit meeting, President Trump expressed concern about the yen’s weakness,” Katayama said at a regular news conference, add