#Golden Week

Reuters reports Japan conducted multiple yen-buying interventions during the May Golden Week, exploiting thin holiday liquidity. Combined with the April 30 operation of about 5 trillion yen, the total reaches roughly 10 trillion yen. Vice Finance Minister Mimura stated IMF rules do not constrain intervention frequency, while a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Bessent looms. How would your central bank respond in this position?

While the world watches Inoue vs Nakatani and Daigo vs MenaRD, Japan's Golden Week 2026 packs 8 more events into the same eight days—including a single Saturday (May 2) where Tokyo Dome, Ryogoku Kokugikan, and Tokyo Big Sight all run major events at once. From EVO Japan to centuries-old folk festivals, here's what else is happening.