Private sector officials ask government, BOJ for help in securing foreign exchange
Japan’s major banks are looking for ways to obtain more dollars without disrupting financial market functions. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
YUMIKO OSHIMA and YUTA SAITO
TOKYO — Japan’s top banks and the government-backed Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have started financing the first round of projects agreed to in U.S.-Japan tariff negotiations, but there are already warning signs that securing additional funds will not be easy.