日本の対外純資産４１９兆円　円安で最高更新―２２年末

　財務省は２６日、２０２２年末の日本の対外資産・負債残高を公表した。政府や企業、個人が海外で保有する資産から、海外投資家らの対日投資を示す負債を差し引いた対外純資産の残高は前年末比０．２％増の４１８兆６２８５億円になり、４年連続で過去最高を更新した。為替の変動で純資産残高が約８０兆円膨らみ、記録的円安の影響は大きな押し上げ要因となった。（2023/05/26-08:45）

Japan's net external assets at the end of 2022 grew 0.2 pct from a year before to 418,628.5 billion yen, hitting a record high for the fourth straight year thanks to the yen's steep depreciation, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
   The dollar stood at 132.1 yen at the end of 2022, up some 17 yen from a year before. While the yen's weakness helped increase Japan's external debts by some 28 trillion yen, it also boosted the country's external assets by around 108 trillion yen.
   The balance of external assets owned by the government, companies and individuals in Japan rose 6.5 pct to 1,338,236.4 billion yen, increasing for the 14th consecutive year.
   Of the total, direct investment grew 17.3 pct to 274,749 billion yen. Securities investment dropped 8.4 pct to 531,290 billion yen, mainly due to falling prices for foreign securities.
   The balance of external debts rose 9.6 pct to 919,607.9 billion yen, hitting a record high for the fourth consecutive year.