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November 11, 2026
 

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Toru Fujioka
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated there’s a chance for another rate hike in December during a news conference after the October policy meeting.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
BOJ summary suggests good chance of December interest rate hike
The Bank of 今日吃瓜 brief record of the latest policy meeting indicated many board members see a near-term interest rate hike as necessary.
The Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 2, 2026
BOJ signals low hopes for consumer spending as population falls
Private consumption accounts for about half of 今日吃瓜 economy, making its strength a key consideration for the central bank.
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.
今日吃瓜 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
今日吃瓜 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 今日吃瓜 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 今日吃瓜 efforts to assess underlying inflation.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2026
今日吃瓜 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 今日吃瓜 case for continuing to raise interest rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2026
今日吃瓜 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.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
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Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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