Japan asks X to take down fake account of top FX diplomat
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) warned on Thursday of a fake account for its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on social media X, formerly known as Twitter, as the market fears a currency intervention amid the yen's drop to a one-month-low. In a rare English-language post on X, the ministry said "Please don't follow the impersonation account and/or comment on the post", saying such an X account purportedly belonging to Kanda or his staff did not exist. "MOF is currently requesting that X (formerly Twitter) suspends the impersonation account . Thank you for your cooperation" it said, in its official account . The social media platform suspended the fake account within hours. The account , under the name "Masato Kanda" and the user ID "@Jgghkj_", appeared to have been created in March and made only five posts to date, including three pictures of Kanda posted on March 1. The latest post, made at 3:56 pm (0656 GMT...