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Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a news conference after the bank's policy meeting on July 31.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2026
BOJ summary flags upside price risks and possible faster hike pace
At its July meeting, the BOJ held its policy rate at 1% and signaled it could possibly raise it in September, saying it¡¯s watching the weak yen¡¯s impact on prices and growth.
The Bank of America expects the yen to strengthen about 6% against the dollar by year-end following coordinated currency intervention by the U.S. and Japanese governments.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2026
Bank of America sees yen jumping 6% by end of 2026
Analysts at the bank see the Japanese currency advancing to ?149 per dollar on joint action between Tokyo and Washington, and the prospect of a rate hike in coming months.
The Bank of Japan policy board voted seven to one to stop slowing the pace of JGB buying next April.
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2026
BOJ board split over JGB buying at June meeting
According to the minutes, one board member argued that there was ¡°no reason at all to halt the reduction of the purchase amount¡± because the government bond market remained stable.
Nominal wages in Japan climbed 3.4% in June from a year earlier, following a revised 3.3% increase in May, according to the labor ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 5, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ nominal wages rise again, backing BOJ rate hike case
June¡¯s 3.4% rise extended the run of gains exceeding 3% to five months, the longest such streak in 34 years.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a news conference at the Prime Minister¡¯s Office in Tokyo last month.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2026
Takaichi urged BOJ chief to buy JGBs at May meeting
The reported request could spark a debate over the central bank¡¯s independence.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda addresses a news conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday. AFP-JIJI
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2026
The trans-Pacific yen team has a weak link in Ueda
The bank¡¯s statement on stabilizing underlying CPI inflation was seen as a hawkish shift, but its vague language did not provide the clear message that markets were looking for.
The clearest rationale for the United States to join Japan on Friday in purchasing yen comes from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent¡¯s consistent signals of concern about Japanese reverberations into the $31 trillion Treasuries market.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2026
Bessent¡¯s yen rescue to boost U.S. pressure on Japan trade and rates
Analysts described a range of U.S. interests at stake in helping Japan pull the yen back from near four-decade lows against the dollar.
The National Diet building in Tokyo. Democratic capitalism faces challenges, but institutions can adapt and survive if societies resist inequality, concentrated power and political complacency.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2026
Beyond the language of decline: Hope for democratic renewal
The question is not whether democracy and capitalism should survive unchanged, but whether they can be renewed so they once again serve society rather than narrow interests
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (center) attends a monetary policy meeting with members of the policy board at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2026
Japan likely intervened to prop up yen, with possible help from U.S.
Analysts believe Japanese financial authorities moved to lift the yen on Thursday night after it suddenly spiked against the dollar.
The government has lowered its fiscal 2026 real growth forecast to 0.9% from the previous estimate of 1.3% made in January, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2026
Japan trims economic outlook as elevated oil prices weigh on growth
The government has cut its projection for real growth in fiscal 2026 to 0.9% from the January forecast of 1.3%.
Paul Sheard, former executive vice president at major U.S. financial information service business S&P Global, speaks during an interview in New York on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2026
BOJ needs to raise policy rate to 1.5%, former S&P Global executive says
Economist Paul Sheard such a hike is needed to fight inflation reflecting higher import prices amid the yen¡¯s weakness.
Japan's Labor Ministry advisory panel on Tuesday recommended raising the nationwide average minimum hourly wage by 4.9% to ?1,176 for the current fiscal year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2026
Ministry panel recommends 4.9% minimum wage boost, supporting BOJ rate hike path
The new wage floor, which would apply to over 50 million workers, is expected to gradually take effect starting in October.
The Bank of Japan building in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2026
Market to look out for hints of next rate hike from BOJ
The central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates steady at its policy meeting this week, having just made a move in June.
A reduction of the sales tax on food has made slow progress as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi opted for multiparty talks that failed to reach a consensus.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2026
Takaichi¡¯s long-term vision may fail to dispel inflation angst
The one issue on which voters sought quick and clear action ¡ª a reduction of the sales tax on food ¡ª has made slow progress.
Higher sales of yen-denominated single-premium whole life insurance policies boosted fiscal 2025 revenues at four major Japanese life insurers, including Nippon Life, amid rising interest rates.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Single-premium whole life insurance rising in popularity in Japan
Four major Japanese life insurers, including Nippon Life Insurance, reported higher revenues in fiscal 2025, driven mainly by stronger sales of such insurance policies.
Â鶹´«Ã½ currency is approaching the closely watched ?165-per-dollar level after hitting a fresh 40-year low of ?163.99 on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 25, 2026
Yen¡¯s worst week since May brings it close to ?165 vs. dollar
Â鶹´«Ã½ currency is approaching the closely watched ?165-per-dollar level after hitting a fresh 40-year low of ?163.99 on Thursday.
A display shows currency rates in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Friday. The yen hit a fresh four-decade low against the dollar on Thursday night.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 24, 2026
Despite weakening yen, intervention may have to wait for right timing, analysts say
Â鶹´«Ã½ government is probably seeking effective timing ¡ª a moment when yen-buying pressure increases ¡ª to amplify its effect, some say.
The consumer price index excluding fresh food rose 1.6% in June from a year earlier, supporting the Bank of Â鶹´«Ã½ case for continuing to raise interest rates.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2026
Â鶹´«Ã½ 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.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. Japan could enlist the BOJ to support yield management through a more active role in the bond market, potentially by resuming bond purchases.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2026
Japan may move to managing yields, not yen, Deutsche Bank says
Controlling the yield curve to tamp down borrowing costs is a tactic Japan has deployed in the past, between 2016 and 2024.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
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A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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