The "Low (-)" assessment for susceptibility to event risk is driven by fairly muted political risks, a healthy external payments position, deep domestic capital markets, and a stable banking system.
Moody's Investors Service says Japan's A1 issuer and senior unsecured ratings and stable outlook are supported by fundamental features that make an #
Given the large gross borrowing requirement, the most severe event risk would be a Japanese government bond (JGB) funding crisis. But this is unlikely to happen given the persistence of the home bias of Japanese investors, as well as the extension of BOJ's quantitative and qualitative monetary easing, stronger private sector balance sheets, and a wider current account surplus, the credit analysis said. (SH)
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