Insiders: Japan adopts "blitz-style" intervention tactics, targeting the yen short sellers.

According to two informed sources cited by the media, Japanese officials are abandoning the practice of disclosing intervention risks in advance, instead hinting at taking more targeted actions to suppress speculators and increase the cost of shorting the yen. The sources said that, unlike the carefully planned verbal interventions before, the Ministry of Finance may suddenly act to eliminate speculative yen positions altogether. Officials will also deliberately avoid making any statements about specific "exchange rate red lines" that trigger intervention. This shift reflects a more aggressive policy direction from the Ministry of Finance, using silence as a policy tool to keep traders guessing. The sources said that this increases the risk of sudden intervention: the trigger for intervention will be the continued accumulation of speculative yen short positions, rather than the exchange rate breaking through a publicly known threshold. Two other sources mentioned that the new strategy of the Japanese Ministry of Finance, as well as the consistent hawkish statements from the Bank of Japan, indicate that both sides are coordinating actions to curb yen shorts. All sources requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.