U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent (ベッセント) held an in-person meeting in Asheville with Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo (植田和男). He conveyed that Japan should take decisive market and monetary policy measures to address the yen's undervaluation.
The first paragraph states that the meeting took place on 30 August in Asheville, North Carolina, ahead of the opening of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting.
The second paragraph reports that U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent (ベッセント) told Governor Ueda (植田) that Japan should take decisive market and monetary policy measures to address the yen's significant undervaluation.
The third paragraph indicates that Governor Ueda (植田) and Minister of Finance Katayama Satsuki (片山さつき) attended the meeting on behalf of Japan.