The size of US Treasury bonds held by Japan has declined continuously, hitting a new low since February last year. On September 16, EST, the US Treasury released the July International Capital Flows Report. According to the data, by the end of July, Japan's holdings of US Treasury bonds had fallen to 1.1039 trillion US dollars, a decrease of about 12.8 billion US dollars from 1.1167 trillion US dollars in June. Japan is still the largest holder of US debt, but the amount of US debt it holds has declined for the third month in a row, reducing its holdings by a total of 106 billion US dollars over three months, and its holdings hit a new low since February last year. Meanwhile, yields in the Japanese domestic bond market continued to rise. Recently, the yield on Japan's 10-year treasury bonds rose to around 3%.

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The size of US Treasury bonds held by Japan has declined continuously, hitting a new low since February last year. On September 16, EST, the US Treasury released the July International Capital Flows Report. According to the data, by the end of July, Japan's holdings of US Treasury bonds had fallen to 1.1039 trillion US dollars, a decrease of about 12.8 billion US dollars from 1.1167 trillion US dollars in June. Japan is still the largest holder of US debt, but the amount of US debt it holds has declined for the third month in a row, reducing its holdings by a total of 106 billion US dollars over three months, and its holdings hit a new low since February last year. Meanwhile, yields in the Japanese domestic bond market continued to rise. Recently, the yield on Japan's 10-year treasury bonds rose to around 3%.