Giant whale turns! The world's largest pension fund may increase investment in Japan, with Japanese stocks, bonds, and currencies all rising.

This Friday, Japanese Finance Minister Kozue Kiyama stated that the Japanese government's goal is to "substantially" increase investments in domestic assets by the country's huge national pension fund. This statement spurred gains in Japanese stocks, the yen, and Japanese government bonds on Friday morning, as investors bet that significant amounts of funds could flow into the Japanese market.