Japan's top FX diplomat voices concern about AI-driven stock surge


Japan's Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura attends a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event in Tokyo, Japan January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday that he is concerned about the surging valuation of the stock market powered by the AI boom.

There are concerns "whether or not the current stock market situation might be a bit too rapid and going too far," Mimura said, speaking at a Bloomberg event in Tokyo.

(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

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