Bank of Japan Accounts as of 10th June 2025, Check Assets Held by Bank of Japan

The Bank of Japan has released its Accounts as on June 10, 2025. It is a type of summary statement of the assets held by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) as of that specific date. It’s a type of balance sheet snapshot that shows where the central bank has invested its funds and what kind of assets it holds.

It lists various types of assets such as:

• Gold: The value of gold reserves.
• Cash: Currency on hand.
• Japanese Government Securities: Mainly government bonds bought by BoJ.
• Commercial Paper & Corporate Bonds: Short-term and long-term debt instruments purchased by BoJ.
• Pecuniary Trusts: These include stocks, ETFs, and real estate investment trusts held under trust.
• Loans: Loans given by the BoJ (excluding certain types like those to the Deposit Insurance Corporation).
• Foreign Currency Assets: Foreign reserves in other currencies.
• Deposits with Agents: Deposits maintained with financial institutions acting on behalf of the BoJ.
• Others: Any other minor assets.
• Total: The combined value of all assets.

Purpose of This Document

• Transparency: Shows the public and investors what the central bank is holding.
• Monetary Policy Insight: Provides clues about the BoJ’s policy stance (e.g., if it is buying more bonds to stimulate the economy).
• Financial Stability: Part of maintaining accountability in financial operations.

In essence, this report gives an idea of how the Bank of Japan is managing its financial resources and contributing to monetary stability in the country.

1. Coins reserved for circulation.
2. Comprises the following types, in dematerialized or physical form: (1) commercial paper issued by domestic corporations; (2) commercial paper issued by foreign corporations with guarantees (dematerialized only); (3) asset-backed commercial paper; and (4) commercial paper issued by real estate investment corporations.
3. Includes bonds issued by real estate investment corporations.
4. Stocks purchased from financial institutions through a trust bank.
5. Beneficiary interests in index-linked exchange-traded funds purchased through a trust bank.
6. Investment equity issued by real estate investment corporations purchased through a trust bank.
7. Foreign currency deposits held at foreign central banks and the Bank for International Settlements, securities issued by foreign governments, foreign currency mutual funds, and foreign currency loans, such as (1) loans by U.S. dollar funds-supplying operations against pooled collateral and (2) loans pursuant to the special rules for the U.S. dollar lending arrangement to enhance the fund-provisioning measure to support strengthening the foundations for economic growth conducted through the loan support program.
8. Deposits held at agents that conduct operations relating to treasury funds and Japanese government securities on behalf of the Bank of Japan. These deposits are reserved for such operations.
9. Deposits held by foreign central banks and others.
10. Includes miscellaneous liabilities and current income (net accumulated profits). For reports at the beginning of the fiscal year, net income for the previous fiscal year is also included prior to its appropriation.

(Annex Table 1)

(Annex Table 2)

• The figure for the loans other than those pursuant to the special rules for the U.S. dollar lending arrangement is included in “Loans” as Assets, and that for the loans pursuant to the special rules for the U.S. dollar lending arrangement is included in “Foreign currency assets” as Assets.

(Annex Table 3)