The Bank of Japan released its statement of assets and liabilities, reporting total assets of JPY 681,852,133,478 thousand. Japanese government securities were the largest asset item at JPY 545,582,587,978 thousand, followed by loans of JPY 82,719,201,000 thousand and pecuniary trusts holding index-linked exchange-traded funds of JPY 37,147,423,823 thousand. On the liabilities side, current deposits stood at JPY 448,423,513,239 thousand and banknotes at JPY 116,714,589,148 thousand, alongside payables under repurchase agreements of JPY 44,662,132,154 thousand. Annex tables showed the Japanese government securities portfolio comprised Japanese government bonds only, with treasury discount bills at zero. Outstanding amounts under the Bank's Loan Support Program totaled JPY 54,130,586,080 thousand, mainly the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Stimulate Bank Lending at JPY 53,532,000,000 thousand and the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Support Strengthening the Foundations for Economic Growth at JPY 598,586,080 thousand. Loans by funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral and other listed operations, including support for disaster areas and financing for climate change responses, were JPY 28,931,400,000 thousand.
Bank of Japan 2026-03-12
Bank of Japan publishes balance sheet showing JPY 681.9tn total assets and JPY 545.6tn in Japanese government securities
The Bank of Japan reported total assets of JPY 681.85 trillion, with Japanese government securities as the largest asset at JPY 545.58 trillion. Liabilities included current deposits of JPY 448.42 trillion and banknotes of JPY 116.71 trillion. The Loan Support Program's outstanding amounts were JPY 54.13 trillion, primarily through the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Stimulate Bank Lending.