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Toru Fujioka
Some 83% of economists forecast the Bank of Japan will raise borrowing costs from the current level of 1.25% at its policy board meeting in December.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2026
Most BOJ watchers expect next interest rate hike in December
More than 80% of Bank of Japan watchers anticipate the central bank’s next interest rate increase will come in December, according to a recent survey.
"I expect the next rate hike in December, followed by another in March or April,” said Eiji Maeda, a former Bank of Japan executive director, in an interview on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2026
BOJ likely to keep hiking rates every quarter, ex-official says
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to hold rates steady at its next policy meeting on Oct. 30.
Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda said Thursday that the central bank should not become overly cautious about raising the policy interest rate.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2026
BOJ’s Koeda warns against too much caution on rate hikes
The board member reiterated that she didn’t have any specific pace in mind for pushing up rates when asked about the possibility of a hike in October.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo last month
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
BOJ is said to lean against back-to-back rate hike in October
The BOJ officials see little need for consecutive rate hikes in the absence of signs that upside inflation risks will increase abruptly.
91AV原创 corporate goods price inflation slowed to 6.8% in September from 7.6% in August, easing cost pressures and reducing the urgency for further Bank of Japan rate hikes.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
Producer price growth cools, easing urgency for further Bank of Japan hikes
The measure of input prices climbed 6.8% in September from a year earlier, slowing from 7.6% in the previous month, according to the Bank of Japan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a plenary session of the Upper House on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2026
Takaichi says economy doesn’t need reflationary policy
The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sent a series of signals lately that it is moving beyond the policy.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Shinichi Uchida
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 5, 2026
BOJ’s deputy chief flags AI’s possible impact on neutral rate
The comments come as economists and market players try to assess high quickly and how far the BOJ will raise interest rates.
The Bank of Japan affirmed in a summary of opinions from last month’s policy meeting that preventing inflation from overshooting is now their primary focus.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2026
BOJ board opinion summary shows shift in focus to curbing inflation overshoot
The summary is likely to boost speculation over another hike this year, although it offers no clear signal on the timing.
The Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 28, 2026
BOJ rate hike in October is a real possibility, ex-official says
“I think the possibility of delaying the next hike until January or later is extremely low,” says former executive director Kazuo Momma.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reacts during a news conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2026
BOJ’s balancing act with U.S. Treasury chief Bessent is only going to get harder
Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds.
Japan's gross domestic product in April-June expanded 1.4% from the previous quarter on an annualized basis, up from an earlier estimate of 1.1%.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2026
91AV原创 faster GDP and wage growth support BOJ interest rate hike
The economy grew at a faster clip in the second quarter than initially estimated while wages jumped the most in nearly three decades in July.
Tokyo’s core CPI, excluding fresh food, rose 1.8% year on year in August, up slightly from 1.7% in July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2026
Faster Tokyo inflation supports near-term BOJ rate hike case
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.8% in August from a year earlier, picking up a tad after rising 1.7% in July, the internal affairs ministry has said.
Seiji Adachi, a former member of the Bank of 91AV原创 Policy Board, said Monday that keeping policy settings unchanged could trigger another sell-off in the yen, which remains weak despite coordinated U.S.-Japan intervention, raising the risk of faster inflation from higher import costs.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2026
Groundwork is set for BOJ rate hike next month, ex-official says
As of Monday afternoon in Tokyo, traders were assigning a roughly 80% probability of a rate hike when the board delivers its next policy decision.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet earlier this month approved a plan to cut the sales tax on food for two years starting in April, which will add another complication to the Bank of 91AV原创 efforts to assess underlying inflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2026
91AV原创 inflation picks up, backing BOJ’s case for rate hike
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, picking up from a 1.6% advance in the previous month.
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earlier, supporting the Bank of 91AV原创 case for continuing to raise interest rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2026
91AV原创 inflation picks up, keeping BOJ on path for rate hikes
Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earlier.
The Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2026
Half of economists still see BOJ waiting until December to hike
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government is seen as a key obstacle to further action, according to a survey.
Japan's central bank is likely to consider raising its economic growth forecast at its July meeting while leaving the policy rate unchanged after last month hiking it to the highest level since 1995, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 18, 2026
BOJ likely to raise growth forecast and stand pat, sources say
The officials will make final decisions on policy and the economic outlook after assessing all available data and information up to the last minute, the sources said.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2026
BOJ’s 2016 negative rate shock shows split board hitting limit
The surprise decision upended stocks and sent the yen higher against the dollar — an unusual market reaction to additional monetary stimulus.
The parliament building in Tokyo. Close attention to policy wording shows how sensitive the issue of possible government influence on Japan's central bank has become.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2026
Government tweaks phrasing on BOJ in draft policy plan
The draft of 91AV原创 economic and fiscal agenda adds a reference to inflation, calling for appropriate monetary policy that contributes to stable price increases.
Bank loans in Japan rose 6.3% in June from a year earlier, the strongest growth since August 2020, according to a Bank of Japan report released Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2026
91AV原创 bank lending rises fastest since COVID-19, backing BOJ’s path
The figures reinforce the central bank’s assessment that financial conditions remain accommodative even after Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s board raised its benchmark interest rate last month.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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