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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ raises key rate to 1.25%

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, after the central bank raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent at its policy-setting meeting amid growing inflation risks.

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, for the second day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool Photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2026, for the second day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting. (Pool Photo)

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BOJ policy-setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2026, for the first day of the BOJ's two-day policy-setting meeting.

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Chubu Electric President Hayashi

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi apologizes over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, as he meets Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki at the prefectural government headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 15, 2026. The Hamaoka nuclear complex is located in the prefecture.

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Chubu Electric President Hayashi

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi (L) apologizes over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, as he meets Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki at the prefectural government headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 15, 2026. The Hamaoka nuclear complex is located in the prefecture.

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Chubu Electric President Hayashi

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi apologizes over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, as he meets Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki at the prefectural government headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 15, 2026. The Hamaoka nuclear complex is located in the prefecture.

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Chubu Electric President Hayashi

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi (R) meets Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki at the prefectural government headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 15, 2026, over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Chubu Electric President Hayashi

Chubu Electric Power Co. President Kingo Hayashi meets Shizuoka Governor Yasutomo Suzuki at the prefectural government headquarters in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 15, 2026, over the utility's seismic data manipulation scandal during the screening for restarting reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Japan-Vietnam local cooperation forum in Hue

Makoto Yamashita (far R), governor of Japan's Nara Prefecture, speaks at a Japan-Vietnam local cooperation forum in Hue, central Vietnam, on Sept. 6, 2026.

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New York event to pitch made-in-Tottori sake

Shinji Hirai (L), governor of Japan's Tottori Prefecture, serves Japanese sake to a visitor during an event to promote sake made in the western Japan prefecture, held in New York's Brooklyn on Sept. 2, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in U.S.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda holds a press conference following the conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1, 2026.

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G20 finance meeting in North Carolina

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (C) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (R) attend the first day of a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Asheville, North Carolina, on Aug. 31, 2026.

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IPC head Parsons meets with Tokyo governor

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (L) meets with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo metropolitan government headquarters in the capital on Aug. 28, 2026.

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BOJ Deputy Governor Himino meets press

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino holds a press conference in Saitama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 27, 2026.

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BOJ Deputy Governor Himino meets press

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino holds a press conference in Saitama, eastern Japan, on Aug. 27, 2026.

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BOJ deputy chief calls for more rate hikes on inflation risks

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino delivers a speech in Saitama near Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2026. He said the central bank should continue to raise its key policy rate, citing upside risks to inflation.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 4th from L) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (front, 3rd from L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (4th from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (C) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister to help support people affected by the disaster.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on Aug. 28. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister to help support people affected by the disaster.

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US: Bug Fire Rapidly Expands Near Reno, Prompting Evacuation 2

The Bug Fire, which started on Saturday, August 8, near Highway 395 in Lassen County, California, has burned more than 88,000 acres and spread into Nevada, prompting evacuations near Reno and a state of emergency declaration by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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U.S. treasury secretary comments on Japan's credit policy

Japan Business Federation head Yoshinobu Tsutsui meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary comments on Japan monetary policy

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Kihara declined to comment after Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary comments on Japan monetary policy

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Kihara declined to comment after Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. treasury secretary comments on Japan's credit policy

Japan Business Federation head Yoshinobu Tsutsui meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary comments on Japan monetary policy

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2026, following U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments taken as seeking credit tightening by Japanese monetary authorities. Kihara declined to comment after Bessent said in a CNBC interview the previous day he believes Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda "will do what is needed" when asked whether the BOJ's next move should be a rate hike.

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[Breaking News]BOJ key monetary meeting

TOKYO, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - 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. (Kyodo)

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