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JAPAN: The latest round of weekly Japanese security flow data revealed a second

solid week of net foreign bond purchases from Japanese investors, pushing the

4-week rolling sum of the measure higher for a second consecutive week.

- Japanese investors remained small net sellers of foreign stocks, with the

4-week rolling sum of the measure reverting to near neutral.

- Net foreign buying of Japanese bonds eased in the most recent week, although

the 4-week rolling sum of the measure jumped into positive territory (nearly

reaching Y2tn) after spending four weeks in negative territory. The swing took

place as a large week of net selling fell out of the sample.

- Foreigners remained net sellers of Japanese stocks, although the 4-week

rolling sum of the measure managed to edge into positive territory, at the

margin.