Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Katayama said he spoke online on Monday with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The discussion, which lasted about an hour, followed the G7 finance ministers’ meeting and covered financial markets and risks stemming from the conflict involving Iran. Both officials said the talks reinforced cooperation between the two countries in monitoring and coordinating market activities, and they exchanged views on the global economy. Katayama stressed that no changes have been made to existing Japan‑US policy agreements and declined to comment on exchange‑rate levels.