Tag: #Japan

BOJ Says Inflation Will Be 'Clearly Above 2%' From H2 FY2026, Signals Further Rate Hikes

BOJ says core CPI will be clearly above 2% from H2 fiscal 2026, trims near-term outlook due to temporary relief measures and signals more rate hikes.

#japan, #boj, #inflation, #monetarypolicy

Bank of Japan Signals Ongoing Rate Hikes as It Sees Slower Growth in Fiscal 2026

BOJ says it will keep raising interest rates even as it expects Japan's economy to slow in fiscal 2026; inflation seen above 2% from H2 2026.

#japan, #boj, #inflation, #monetarypolicy

Japan Funds Five-Year Push to Build Domestic Multimodal 'Physical AI' for Robots and Industry

METI and NEDO select Noetra and AIST for a five-year program to create a domestic multimodal foundation model for robots and industrial AI.

#japan, #ai, #robotics, #industry, #government

Kadokawa CEO Survives Shareholder Vote as Activist Oasis Becomes Largest Shareholder

Kadokawa CEO Takeshi Natsuno survived a shareholder vote, but activist Oasis raised its stake to become the largest shareholder and will keep pressing over FromSoftware profits.

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Bank of Japan Raises Main Short-Term Policy Rate to 1.0%, Signals More Hikes

The BOJ raised its uncollateralized overnight call rate to around 1.0% in a 7-1 vote and said it may continue raising rates as inflation nears 2%.

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Bank of Japan Holds Rate at 0.75% as Vote Reveals Sharper Split on Further Tightening

The BOJ kept its policy rate at 0.75% on April 28, but a 6-3 vote exposed growing support among board members for higher rates.

#japan, #bankofjapan, #monetarypolicy, #inflation

Japan to Release Second Tranche of National Oil Reserves, Shipments Start May 1

Japan will release 5.8 million kiloliters — about 20 days of use — from national reserves starting May 1 to steady supplies amid Middle East disruption.

#japan, #oil, #energysecurity, #strategicreserves