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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs after leaving Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 31, 2026. The reopening of a section of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line earlier in the day restored full rail service between Kumamoto Station and Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture after a powerful earthquake suspended operations three days earlier.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs after leaving Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 31, 2026. The reopening of a section of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line earlier in the day restored full rail service between Kumamoto Station and Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture after a powerful earthquake suspended operations three days earlier.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train runs after leaving Kumamoto Station in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 31, 2026. The reopening of a section of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line earlier in the day restored full rail service between Kumamoto Station and Hakata Station in Fukuoka Prefecture after a powerful earthquake suspended operations three days earlier.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

The Bank of Japan's Policy Board meets at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, for the second day of its two-day monetary policy meeting, with Governor Kazuo Ueda seated in the center. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 30, 2026, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting.

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BOJ key monetary meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda enters the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on July 30, 2026, for the first day of a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo shows collapsed stone walls at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity. The castle has been under restoration following damage from major earthquakes in 2016.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo shows collapsed stone walls at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity. The castle has been under restoration following damage from major earthquakes in 2016.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo shows collapsed stone walls at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity. The castle has been under restoration following damage from major earthquakes in 2016.

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Japanese-made components found in Russian cruise missile

Photo taken in Kyiv on July 29, 2026, shows wreckage of a new Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile that was used to attack Ukraine. Ukraine said the same day that foreign-made components, including those manufactured by a Japanese company in May 2021, have been found in a Russian missile.

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Japanese-made components found in Russian cruise missile

Photo taken in Kyiv on July 29, 2026, shows wreckage of a new Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile that was used to attack Ukraine. Ukraine said the same day that foreign-made components, including those manufactured by a Japanese company in May 2021, have been found in a Russian missile.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a collapsed house in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train halted on the tracks in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity, suspending its services.

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Fed keeps benchmark rate unchanged

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference after the Fed left its benchmark interest rate unchanged during a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee in Washington on July 29, 2026.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train halted on the tracks in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity, suspending its services.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

A JR Kyushu train is halted on the tracks in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2026, shows a collapsed building in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows damage to the Minami-Kyushu Expressway (back) and cracks in the nearby ground in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a torii gate at a shrine lying toppled in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows the damaged Minami-Kyushu Expressway in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows the damaged Minami-Kyushu Expressway in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows the damaged Minami-Kyushu Expressway in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows the damaged Minami-Kyushu Expressway in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a collapsed temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows cracks in the ground in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Photo taken from a drone shows cracks in the ground in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a drone on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a drone on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a drone on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a drone on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a drone on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Search and rescue operations continue at a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Search and rescue operations continue at a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Search and rescue operations continue at a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Search and rescue operations continue at a damaged Aeon shopping mall building in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture on July 29, 2026, a day after a deadly explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows cars left at a parking lot of an Aeon shopping mall in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture where a deadly explosion occurred the previous day following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken July 29, 2026, shows a car left near an Aeon shopping mall in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture where a deadly explosion occurred the previous day following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.

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Aftermath of Aeon mall explosion following Kumamoto quake

Photo taken on July 29, 2026, shows cars left at a parking lot of an Aeon shopping mall in Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture where a deadly explosion occurred the previous day following a powerful earthquake that hit the southwestern Japan prefecture and its vicinity.