Forex Session

Tokyo

Detailed FX session intelligence for Asia.

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Tokyo

Tokyo is the main Asian FX session and is especially important for yen flow, exporter hedging, and early regional risk sentiment.

Session hours

00:00 – 09:00 UTC

Peak overlap

Overlap with Sydney from 00:00 – 07:00 UTC

Liquidity profile

Moderate liquidity, strongest in JPY crosses and Asia-sensitive pairs

Session notes

What usually matters here

USD/JPY often becomes the key read on Asian macro tone and local policy expectations.

Exporter and importer flows can shape price behavior around the Tokyo fix.

This session often sets up the tone that Europe inherits a few hours later.

Major pairs

Core FX pairs for this session

USD/JPYEUR/JPYAUD/JPYGBP/JPY

Why traders watch it

This page is meant to act as the session-level reference card: what the session is, where liquidity usually concentrates, and which pairs are most important inside that window.

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