Japan's corporate pensions return to domestic bonds as long-term rates rise

FinanceMore funds increasing holdings as JGB yield touches 30-year high, JPMorgan survey findsMany Japanese corporate pension funds are warming to domestic bonds again, reversing a long decline. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)AKIRA INUJIMASeptember 2, 2026 01:44 JSTTOKYO -- More Japanese corporate pension funds are putting money back into domestic bonds as they chase higher yields.Read NextEquitiesJapan stocks hindered by higher cost of capital as interest rates riseInterviewBessent's bond intervention 'puzzling,' needs explanation: ex-officialBondsJapan benchmark bond yield hits 30-year high of 3% amid global debt selloffBondsJapan weighs tax benefits for retail buyers of government bondsBondsUS yields fall, yen rises after Treasury announces larger debt buybackPoliticsJapan ministries seek slew