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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.
A security guard stands in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. 91AV原创 weak yen has helped exporters but hurt consumers, and the BOJ should raise interest rates more aggressively to reduce inflationary pressures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2026
Japan needs higher interest rates
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda ‘can’t tolerate’ underlying inflation further over 2%
The BOJ governor was speaking two weeks ahead of the bank’s next policy decision, with observers currently anticipating no change at that gathering.
The Bank of Japan expects that if the underlying inflation rate remains around 2%, the consumer price index will also stabilize around that level over time after temporary factors fade away.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 5, 2026
BOJ to declare underlying inflation has reached 2%, sources say
The central bank will express its view as early as Oct. 30 in its next quarterly Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices report.
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose the most since late 2025 as inflation remains a problem.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 2, 2026
Tokyo inflation hits 2.7% in September as some subsidies come to an end
The reading was above expectations and could increase the chances of a rate rise.
Large Japanese manufacturers have been able to pass on costs easier than smaller companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2026
Tankan shows rising sentiment at big manufacturers for sixth straight quarter
They have not been this optimistic about business conditions in eight years.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama insists that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2026
Reflationists? Who, us? Heirs to Abenomics insist it’s a thing of the past.
The current administration argues it’s done with the policy prescription championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and is now taking a different approach.
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 addresses a news conference after the bank's policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2026
Ueda’s guarded stance highlights limits of BOJ’s policy shift
The BOJ’s rate increase of a quarter point to 1.25% was seen as a modest step and traders wanting a more forthright signal will be disappointed.
A pedestrian walks past an electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2026
Yen vulnerable with Japan on holiday after BOJ disappoints
A three-day holiday through Wednesday is set to reduce trading liquidity.
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.
The Bank of Japan is under pressure to raise interest rates due to the weak yen and efforts by the United States to stop the currency's slide.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2026
Bank of Japan raises rates and offers mixed signals about next move higher
Two dovish dissents are balanced by statement with a mildly hawkish tilt.
Japan's consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July, indicating that government subsidies have had a fairly significant impact in slowing inflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2026
91AV原创 inflation slows for the first time in four months
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.7% in August from a year earlier, easing from a 1.8% pace in July.
Amid a wave of pressure from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise benchmark borrowing costs for the third time in less than 10 months at its meeting on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 15, 2026
91AV原创 economic comeback faces hardest BOJ test in a generation
Amid pressure from the U.S., chronic yen weakness and inflation, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise rates for the third time in less than 10 months.
A woman walks past an electronic quotation board in Tokyo on Monday. The Bank of Japan must decide whether to counter yen?driven inflation through higher rates or preserve ultralow borrowing costs despite the strain on households.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2026
Japan must choose between cheap money and a livable yen
The BOJ must decide whether to counter inflation through higher rates or preserve ultralow borrowing costs despite the strain on households.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is putting pressure on the Bank of Japan for a rate hike, noting that Japan has “probably reached the end of Abenomics,” a time when the prime minister and central bank were in lockstep.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2026
Bessent pushes BOJ as he signals end of Abenomics
A September hike is likely already planned, and what the market is expecting is “hawkish communication” from the BOJ.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a plenary session with finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 countries in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2026
G20 flounders as cooperation gives way to conflict
This week’s gathering, hosted by the United States, laid bare the difficulties the G20 faces.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets with Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda on the sidelines of a Group of 20 finance ministers' and central bankers' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda hints at September rate hike as bets on move mount
Expectations have also been fueled by a slew of comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinting at the need for action.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a meeting of Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2026
Bessent urges BOJ chief to combat weak yen with ‘decisive’ monetary steps
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also urged central bank Gov. Kazuo Ueda to anchor inflation expectations and avoid excessive yen volatility through sound monetary policy.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he expects Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda to "do the right thing" on monetary policy with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s backing, amid yen declines.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2026
Bessent says yen moves ‘pretty contained’ and not disorderly
The yen slid below the 160-per-dollar level on Friday, a threshold widely seen as increasing the likelihood of intervention.
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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