OKAYAMA--The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% as soon as the second half of next fiscal year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, reinforcing the bank's ...

The BOJ said in its statement that the decision to hold was a split 8-1 decision, with board member Naoki Tamura advocating for a 25-basis-point hike. The Bank of Japan on Thursday held its ...

The remark by the policymaker Naoki Tamura came after the BOJ lifted its key short-term rate from 0.25 percent to a 17-year high of 0.5 percent late last month. With upside risks to prices ...

BOJ board member Naoki Tamura hinted that the central bank must push up short-term rates to at least around 1% through fiscal 2026 to stably achieve the 2% inflation target. Industrial production ...