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New BOJ policymaker

New Bank of Japan Policy Board member Ayano Sato speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 30, 2026. Sato, who assumed the post the same day, is seen as a proponent of bold monetary easing.

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New BOJ policymaker

New Bank of Japan Policy Board member Ayano Sato speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 30, 2026. Sato, who assumed the post the same day, is seen as a proponent of bold monetary easing.

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New BOJ policymaker

New Bank of Japan Policy Board member Ayano Sato speaks at a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 30, 2026. Sato, who assumed the post the same day, is seen as a proponent of bold monetary easing.

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[Breaking News]BOJ chief at event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, June 4 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at an event hosted by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 3, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Signs and Logos of the Four Major Banks in Toyosu

Signs and logos of the four major banks in Toyosu (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank).=May 12,2026,Tokyo

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Signs and Logos of the Four Major Banks in Toyosu

Signs and logos of the four major banks in Toyosu (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank).=May 12,2026,Tokyo

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Signs and Logos of the Four Major Banks in Toyosu

Signs and logos of the four major banks in Toyosu (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank).=June 18,2026,Tokyo

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Signs and Logos of the Four Major Banks in Toyosu

Signs and logos of the four major banks in Toyosu (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank).=June 18,2026,Tokyo

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Signs and Logos of the Four Major Banks in Toyosu

Signs and logos of the four major banks in Toyosu (Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank).=June 18,2026,Tokyo

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[Breaking News]BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

TOKYO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent. (Kyodo)

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 15, 2026.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for medical treatment, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026. The central bank decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent at a two-day policy meeting that ended that day.

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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida Holds Press Conference

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida Holds Press Conference=June 16,2026,Tokyo

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Exterior of the Bank of Japan

Exterior of the Bank of Japan=June 16,2026,Tokyo

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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida Holds Press Conference

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida Holds Press Conference=June 16,2026,Tokyo

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Exterior of the Bank of Japan

Exterior of the Bank of Japan=June 16,2026,Tokyo

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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida Holds Press Conference

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida Holds Press Conference=June 16,2026,Tokyo

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-year high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting monetary meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, for the second day of a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Pool photo)

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ lifts policy rate to 31-yr high of 1.0%

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida speaks at a press conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 16, 2026, following a two-day monetary policy meeting. The central bank, in the absence of Governor Kazuo Ueda who has been hospitalized for treatment of a hepatic cyst infection, decided to lift its key policy rate to a 31-year high of 1.0 percent.

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BOJ headquarters

The Bank of Japan headquarters is pictured in Tokyo on June 16, 2026.

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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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BOJ chief at event in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at an event hosted by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 3, 2026.

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BOJ chief at event in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at an event hosted by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 3, 2026.

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BOJ chief at event in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks at an event hosted by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 3, 2026.

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Chicago Fed chief interview

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee gives an interview in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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Chicago Fed chief interview

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee gives an interview in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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BOJ-hosted international conference in Tokyo

Donald Kohn, former U.S. Federal Reserve vice chair and senior fellow at the U.S. think tank Brookings Institution, makes a speech during an international conference hosted by the Bank of Japan's Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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BOJ chief at international conference in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (R) shakes hands with Donald Kohn, senior fellow at the U.S. think tank Brookings Institution, after making opening remarks at an international conference hosted by the BOJ's Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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BOJ chief at international conference in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda makes opening remarks during an international conference hosted by the BOJ's Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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BOJ chief at international conference in Tokyo

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda makes opening remarks during an international conference hosted by the BOJ's Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on May 27, 2026.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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BOJ chief Ueda meets with PM Takaichi

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2026, following his talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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Signs and logos of four banks

Signs and logos of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank.=May 12,2026,Tokyo

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Signs and logos of four banks

Signs and logos of Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Resona Bank.=May 12,2026,Tokyo

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on May 3, 2026, shows Japan's Finance Ministry in Tokyo. The ministry and the Bank of Japan likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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Japan's suspected currency intervention

Photo taken on March 19, 2026, shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. The Finance Ministry and the BOJ likely spent an additional 4 trillion yen during the Golden Week holiday in early May to arrest the yen's further fall following a yen-buying operation on April 30.

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[Breaking News]BOJ policy-setting meeting

TOKYO, Japan, April 28 Kyodo - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2026, following a two-day policy-setting meeting. (Kyodo)

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda Press Conference

Press conference by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda at the Bank of Japan headquarters.=April 28,2026,Tokyo

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda Press Conference

Press conference by Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda at the Bank of Japan headquarters.=April 28,2026,Tokyo