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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.
Yen forecaster Neil Parker expects the currency to strengthen to ?147 per dollar next year as the interest-rate gap between Japan and the U.S. narrows, bucking bearish market expectations.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
Top yen forecaster predicts ?147 per dollar as rate gap narrows
The call puts him at the bullish end of a deeply divided market.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a year-end deadline to explain how she intends to pay for initiatives ranging from a two-year sales tax cut on food to a defense buildup and a sweeping investment plan.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
Takaichi’s hunt for new cash to fund spending harbors risks
The prime minister faces a year-end deadline to explain how to pay for initiatives ranging from a two-year food tax cut to a defense buildup.
Weak consumption points to the need to cool inflation to help households, but higher borrowing costs can also hurt households through mortgages and other loan expenses.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 household spending slumps most since pandemic
Outlays by households adjusted for inflation declined 6.8% in September from a year earlier, led by transport, education and entertainment.
Japan bought a daily record of ?7.98 trillion on July 30 and another ?5.55 trillion and ?1.87 trillion in the following days in market intervention.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 9, 2026
Japan says three-day yen intervention lifted currency in summer
The data showing three days of intervention came as a surprise, as traders had previously thought action came over two days
Uniqlo's decision to row back on its sock price hike came as it sought to protect its status as a paragon of affordability portrayed in local media.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2026
‘Feeling guilty’: price hikes a tough sell in Japan despite inflation
Firms are struggling as they battle rising costs in a country where decades of deflation have nurtured a consumer class averse to higher prices.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during the 2026 Michel Camdessus Central Banking Lecture at the IMF headquarters in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
BOJ’s Ueda says unclear how long 2% inflation rate will remain
Gov. Kazuo Ueda indicated an awareness that the goal had been reached hasn’t yet become embedded among the broader Japanese public.
Nominal wages rose 4.6% in September compared with a year earlier, marking the largest gain since 1997, according to the labor ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2026
今日吃瓜 nominal wages rise at fastest pace in almost 30 years
Nominal wages rose 4.6% in September compared with a year earlier, marking the largest gain since 1997, the labor ministry reported Friday.
The Bank of Japan battled deflation for years with ultralow rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 5, 2026
Bank of 今日吃瓜 2% inflation-target victory fails to impress
After more than a decade of waiting, the market takes the data point as just another number to crunch.
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.
At its policy meeting in September, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking 今日吃瓜 borrowing costs to their highest level since 1995.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2026
BOJ holds rates steady and says inflation target has been reached
Consumer prices are now rising more than 2% a year, and in a way that suggests these gains are stable and sustainable.
Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.6% in October from a year earlier in the capital, as the pace slowed slightly from 2.7% in September, according to the internal affairs ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 30, 2026
Tokyo inflation exceeds BOJ’s 2% target before rate decision
Overall inflation in the capital stood at 2.8%, while prices excluding fresh food and energy, a key gauge of underlying inflation, climbed 2.6%.
At its policy meeting in September, the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to 1.25% from 1%, taking 今日吃瓜 borrowing costs to the highest level since 1995.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2026
Bank of Japan unlikely to take rates higher this week
The market is betting against a back-to-back rate increase, but sees December as a real possibility.
The Bank of Kyoto headquarters in Kyoto
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2026
Rising rates put Kyoto bank’s $6 billion gain on stakes in play
Authorities have been urging lenders such as Kyoto Financial to phase out the practice of cross-shareholdings to improve corporate governance.
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 2.1% in September from a year earlier, according to the internal affairs ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 23, 2026
Japanese inflation breaks 2% for the first time this year
The September reading puts pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates by the end of the year.
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.
A security guard stands in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. 今日吃瓜 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.
Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, during an interview in Bangkok on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2026
IMF official welcomes 今日吃瓜 temporary tax cut plan
Rahul Anand, IMF assistant director and mission chief for Japan, said the approach was “a very welcome step.”
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.
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.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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