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MAKOTO SAKURAI

Market expectations for a rate hike when the Bank of Japan next sets policy on Oct. 30 have been gaining momentum as inflation has held steady and the economy has showed resilience.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 25, 2025
BOJ may raise rate as soon as October, says former board member
Market expectations for a rate hike when the bank next sets policy have been gaining momentum as inflation has held steady and the economy has showed resilience.
Since last summer, the Bank of Japan has been reducing its buying of government bonds by ?400 billion every quarter, but that process will come to a halt, according to former board member Makoto Sakurai.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2025
BOJ likely to stop cutting bond purchases in next fiscal year, ex-official says
The government¡¯s cost for debt servicing has risen to about a quarter of its budget for this fiscal year, thanks partly to higher interest rates.
The Bank of Japan's steady policy normalization process will probably start next year, with potentially a 25-basis-point rate increase every six months, a former policy board member says.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2024
BOJ will wait until October before hiking rates again, says ex-board member
Makoto Sakurai believes a steady policy normalization process may start next year, with potentially a 25-basis-point rate increase every six months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2021
Ex-BOJ member sees no rate cuts without fresh crisis
Former board member Makoto Sakura¡¯s comments indicate the BOJ¡¯s bar for lowering rates is as high as ever and that weak inflation alone won¡¯t be enough to trigger such a move.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2020
Board member flags BOJ concern over risks of prolonged pandemic
A slower-than-expected recovery could lead to an increase in unpayable debt, job losses and bankruptcies that would lower the country¡¯s growth potential.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 24, 2018
Bank of Japan board member urges winding down stimulus to avoid destabilizing banking system
Bank of Japan board member Makoto Sakurai said on Thursday excessive monetary easing could destabilize the economy and suggested the bank could whittle down its massive stimulus program if growth continues to strengthen.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 20, 2017
Japan doesn¡¯t need to criminalize hate speech
Considering constitutional issues and the risk of creating ¡®martyrs,¡¯ the current law strikes the right balance.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 4, 2016
Sakurai¡¯s xenophobic comments ignites debate over hate speech
In the run-up to Sunday¡¯s Tokyo gubernatorial election, one candidate¡¯s xenophobic speeches have fanned the flames of an ongoing debate over hate speech.
BUSINESS
May 9, 2016
BOJ board member Sakurai¡¯s Ph.D. credentials questioned
Weekly magazine Shukan Post has raised questions about new Bank of Japan Board member Makoto Sakurai¡¯s credentials, saying there is no record of him submitting a thesis or graduating with a Ph.D.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
BOJ¡¯s newest board member Sakurai to cement Kuroda¡¯s majority
The Diet approved Makoto Sakurai as a Bank of Japan board member Wednesday, a move expected to strengthen Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda¡¯s support on the board.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2014
Head of anti-foreigner group Zaitokukai to step down
The longtime chairman of ultranationalist Zaiu00adtou00adkuu00adkai says he will step down and give up his membership in the group, claiming the move will bolster the organization¡¯s influence.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Thursday
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Young Japanese anxious as Australia slows working holiday visa processing time
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At Yasukuni, the politicians followed the script, but the shrine did not
People crowd in front of Yasukuni Shrine to pay tribute to the war dead on the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo on Saturday.
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