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title: Japan owns $1.2 trillion of US Treasuries.
description: "As Japanese yields rise, the domestic market will attract dollars away from US debt. \"Rising long-term interest rates in Japan put upward pressure on long-term US Treasury yields:\" Apollo's Torsten Slok\nSource: Bloomberg, Lisa Abramowitz"
---

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# [Japan owns $1.2 trillion of US Treasuries.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/japan-owns-1.2-trillion-of-us-treasuries)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jun 4, 2024, 3:22:58 PM

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