The Bank of Japan should raise its benchmark rate to support the yen and curb inflation, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker and former minister Kono Taro has said, as uncertainty clouds the outlook for economic policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/kono-boj-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tarokono #boj #ldp #inflation #us #tariffs
Liberal Democratic Party member Taro Kono added his voice to those calling for the Bank of Japan to tighten monetary policy to bolster the yen. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/kono-urges-boj-to-tighten-monetary-policy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tarokono #ldp #boj #inflation
Pressure is building around Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama to resign after the ruling coalition lost its majority in the Upper House election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/japan/politics/japan-post-election-calls-for-ishiba-resignation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #2025upperhouseelection #shigeruishiba #ldp #tarokono #hiroshimoriyama #shinjirokoizumi #diet