Internet reported that Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Sunday that Japan would emphasize "fairness" in any discussions with the United States on exchange rate issues. Some analysts say Japan could use its more than $1 trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds as trade leverage, but Katsumu Kato this month ruled out using them as a bargaining chip. When asked if Japan would mention its U.S. Treasury bonds during the negotiations, Shigeru Ishiba said: "This is based on the trust between the two sides, global economic stability and the economic stability of the two countries."