Japan slips to third-largest creditor behind China despite record net external assets

TOKYO — Japan fell behind China to rank as the world's third-largest net creditor in 2025, marking a further decline in global rankings despite its net external assets hitting an all-time record, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday (May 26).Net external assets held by the Japanese government, businesses and individuals, rose 4.4 per cent from a year earlier to 561.75...