As of the end of 2022, the average compound yield for over-the-counter (OTC) corporate bond transactions was **** percent per annum for bonds with AA rating. The yield on BBB-rated corporate bonds traded over the counter increased to *** percent per annum.

Japan Ref Stat Prices (Yields): Corporate Bonds >4 yrs & <5 yrs:AA-rated data was reported at 0.118 % pa in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.138 % pa for Sep 2018. Japan Ref Stat Prices (Yields): Corporate Bonds >4 yrs & <5 yrs:AA-rated data is updated monthly, averaging 0.141 % pa from Oct 2013 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.363 % pa in Oct 2013 and a record low of 0.037 % pa in Jun 2016. Japan Ref Stat Prices (Yields): Corporate Bonds >4 yrs & <5 yrs:AA-rated data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.M007: Bonds: Yield.

In the fiscal year 2023, the value of corporate straight bonds outstanding in Japan amounted to around 91.2 trillion Japanese yen, up from about 86.3 trillion yen in the previous fiscal year. Corporate bonds are debt securities issued by companies to raise funds from investors.

Japan Ref Stat Prices (Yields): Corporate Bonds >4 yrs & <5 yrs:A-rated data was reported at 0.210 % pa in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.229 % pa for Sep 2018. Japan Ref Stat Prices (Yields): Corporate Bonds >4 yrs & <5 yrs:A-rated data is updated monthly, averaging 0.241 % pa from Oct 2013 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.520 % pa in Oct 2013 and a record low of 0.116 % pa in Jun 2016. Japan Ref Stat Prices (Yields): Corporate Bonds >4 yrs & <5 yrs:A-rated data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.M007: Bonds: Yield.

In 2023, corporate bonds issued in Japan amounted to around ** trillion Japanese yen, up from around ** trillion yen in the previous year. Corporate bonds are debt securities issued by companies to raise funds from investors.

Japanese government bonds (JGBs) accounted for **** percent of all bonds issued in Japan in 2023. Straight corporate bonds followed, reaching a share of *** percent. Bonds as a means of debt financing Bonds are a form of debt financing. Companies or governments issue bonds to raise capital and investors receive interest on bonds until they reach maturity. The annual issuance amount of bonds issued by the Japanese government (JGBs) exceeded *** trillion Japanese yen in the fiscal year 2022. The value of yearly issued corporate bonds in Japan has been relatively small. Sustainable finance Over the past decade, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) investment has emerged as a response to the growing awareness of sustainability issues. This includes ESG bonds: green, social, and sustainability bonds that raise funds for projects addressing environmental and social issues.Since the first green bond in Japan was issued in 2014, the Japanese ESG bond market has grown significantly. The issuance amount of green bonds reached almost ***** trillion Japanese yen in 2023. While the sustainability bond market has been smaller, its growth accelerated in 2019, when issuance amounts more than doubled compared to the previous year.

PERIOD: 1934-1938. NOTE: (In thousands of yen). SOURCE: [Financial and economic statistics].

PERIOD: 1920-1939. NOTE: (Listed again from table 78, so refer the note in the table 78 for the conversion rate to Japanese currency. ) SOURCE: [Detailed Tables on Bonds and Debentures for the Whole Country].

In 2023, the value of bond issuances in Japan reached around ***** trillion Japanese yen. The issuance amount of Japanese government bonds rose to over *** trillion yen. The issuance amount of corporate bonds was ** trillion yen.

Graph and download economic data for Exchange Rate Adjusted Changes of Domestic Debt Securities for Non-Financial Corporations Issuers, All Maturities, Residence of Issuer in Japan (DSAMRIAONCERJP) from Q1 1998 to Q4 2022 about adjusted, nonfinancial, Japan, maturity, debt, exchange rate, residents, securities, domestic, corporate, and rate.

Corporations were the leading type of issuer of green bonds publicly offered in Japan between January 2016 and June 2021. Corporate bonds amounted to nearly **** trillion Japanese yen, accounting for the largest share of the total of over two trillion yen in green bonds.

Corporate bonds accounted for ** percent of the total issuance amount of green bonds publicly offered in Japan between January 2016 and June 2021. FILP agency bonds followed, with a share of ** percent.

参考统计价格（回报）：4年以上、5年以下的公司债券：BBB级在09-01-2018达0.378年利率%，相较于08-01-2018的0.383年利率%有所下降。参考统计价格（回报）：4年以上、5年以下的公司债券：BBB级数据按月更新，10-01-2013至09-01-2018期间平均值为0.632年利率%，共60份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于11-01-2013，达1.934年利率%，而历史最低值则出现于06-01-2018，为0.377年利率%。CEIC提供的参考统计价格（回报）：4年以上、5年以下的公司债券：BBB级数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于日本銀行，数据归类于Global Database的日本 – 表 JP.M007：债券：单产。

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Taiwan data was reported at 2.883 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.611 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Taiwan data is updated yearly, averaging 2.298 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.284 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 1.641 USD bn in 2019. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Taiwan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Private Debt to GDP in Japan decreased to 172.40 percent in 2023 from 176.80 percent in 2022. Japan Private Debt to GDP - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on July of 2025.

As of March 2024, outstanding loans from money lending business operators in Japan amounted to around 41.2 trillion Japanese yen. Lending business operators oriented towards corporations recorded the largest amount of outstanding loans, at 12.3 trillion yen. Credit card companies followed, with 10.8 trillion yen in outstanding loans.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Asia data was reported at 7.641 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.537 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 5.919 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.641 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 2.872 USD bn in 2014. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

At the end of the fiscal year 2024, ***************************************** were the leading type of domestic investors in stocks in Japan, with stock holdings of around ***** trillion Japanese yen. Stock holdings of financial institutions, including insurance companies, investment trusts, and pension trusts, amounted to ***** trillion yen. Tokyo Stock Exchange With a market capitalization of over *** trillion Japanese yen and around ***** constituents, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, operated by the Japan Exchange Group, is one of the largest stock exchanges in Asia and the world. In parallel to its reorganization in April 2022, a series of reforms were introduced to improve corporate governance of listed companies and make Japanese stocks more attractive to investors. Driven by global investors, the Nikkei 225 stock market index, Japan’s benchmark index, surpassed a 34 year-old record-high in February 2024. Private investors Stock holdings of individuals amounted to around ***** trillion yen in fiscal 2024. Japanese households hold a comparably large share of assets in cash and deposits. According to estimates, around ** percent of the population were stock owners and equity and investment trusts accounted for around ** percent of the financial assets of households. To boost private investment in stocks and bonds, an amended version of Japan’s tax-exempt investment scheme, Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA), was launched in January 2024.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Brazil data was reported at 2.737 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.142 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Brazil data is updated yearly, averaging 1.591 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.142 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of -648.714 USD mn in 2015. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Brazil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: Total: Taiwan data was reported at 251,005.478 JPY mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 198,556.111 JPY mn for 2022. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: Total: Taiwan data is updated yearly, averaging 97,601.508 JPY mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 251,005.478 JPY mn in 2023 and a record low of 32,216.408 JPY mn in 2021. Japan JP: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: Inward: Total: Taiwan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Financial Flows: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.