"We are cautious on unhedged foreign bonds. The yen has already weakened considerably. We are not increasing their holdings when the yen is at current levels," Hiroyuki Nomura, head of investment planning, told reporters in a news conference.

"The more the dollar gains, the more we need to be wary of a future rebound in the yen. The dollar has gained recently on the strength of the U.S. economy but we think further room for its gains will be limited."

Turning to share markets, Japan Post's investment head said: "We expect a continued rise in global equity markets. But since the rally in U.S. shares has been fast, they could face a correction. On the other hand, Japanese shares are likely to play a catch-up and appear to have further room to gain."

Following is a summary of the firm's investment plan for the half year to March.

-- Plan to reduce yen bond holdings, its core assets, as total assets are expected to decline. But ready to step up buying if Japanese government bond yields rise.

-- Plan to keep holdings of foreign bonds, with or without a currency hedge, steady in October-March.

-- Plan to increase domestic stock holdings slightly while maintaining levels of foreign stock holdings.

-- Plan to increase investment in alternative assets, such as private equity, infrastructure equity and real estates.

(Reporting by Hideyuki Sano; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)