Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama indicated Thursday that there has been no request from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for a change in the economic policy of the administration of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Bessent

A weak yen, which has pushed up import prices and broader inflation, has been blamed in part on the central bank’s slow pace of rate increases.

Asheville, North Carolina, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that he has called on Japan to end its reflationary policy, such as its massive…