.. is about 0.54 trillion yen, the lowest level since Feb 14th 2019 and Dec 27th 2018 (and July 2016) where you know what happened.
That is, longs can outweigh shorts soon, although technical and fundamentals indicate otherwise.
I am not sure what will trigger this move to upside... Maybe US-China trade deal, maybe Abe will declare snap election with intention of stopping GST hike..
but most likely coordinated rate cuts & QE by central banks