Benchmark 10-year JGB futures fell 0.02 point to 155, with a trading volume of 17,707 lots.
The 10-year JGB yield
The 20-year JGB yield
Earlier on Thursday, Japan's finance ministry auctioned 30-year debt, which drew strong demand and eased concerns about market liquidity.
The five-year yield
At the short end of the yield curve, the two-year JGB yield
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will soon allow some U.S. companies to supply non-sensitive goods to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the New York Times reported.
The move could provide a concession to China just as the two countries meet later on Thursday for talks to end their 15-month trade dispute.
(Reporting by the Tokyo Markets Team; Editing by Aditya Soni)
By Stanley White