WASHINGTON, D.C.: Japan eclipsed China as the largest holder of US bonds in February, the Treasury Department reported on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), the first time that has happened since August 2008.

Japan edged ahead of China even as both countries reduced their holdings of Treasury securities from January. But China took a bigger cut.

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