- Yields on Japanese government bonds have climbed significantly with the 10 year benchmark reaching near 30 year highs around 2.7 to 2.9 percent in recent sessions.
- Multiple headwinds hit at once including persistent inflation, low birth rates and aging population, yen devaluation, rising bankruptcies, and public debt well over 200 percent of GDP.
- Government signals push major pension funds like GPIF to increase holdings of domestic Japanese assets.
- Warnings highlight potential large scale repatriation of foreign holdings including US assets that could pressure dollar, stocks, and bonds if it accelerates.
- BOJ continues normalizing policy after years of ultra loose measures which contributes to higher yields.
The yields are rising because the central bank is finally normalizing instead of propping everything up forever. Alarmist talk of immediate collapse ignores that most debt is held domestically in yen so default risk stays low while the slow bleed continues.
🚨 THERE IS A FINANCIAL DISASTER HAPPENING IN JAPAN RIGHT NOW.
And most people have no idea how bad the situation is.
Since 2019, Japanese bond yields have been going parabolic.
This isn't something normal for the 4th largest world economy.
Usually, such moves in the bond… pic.twitter.com/zIcLck3oNt
— The Macro Paper (@macropaperr) July 13, 2026
Japan’s Finance Minister just signaled a massive $900 billion repatriation of U.S. assets back to Japan. This aggressive move could trigger a simultaneous collapse in the U.S. Dollar, the stock market, and the bond market.
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— Steven Van Metre – AI 👑 (@MetreSteven) July 12, 2026