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RYOZO HIMINO

Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino warns that the central bank could be forced to conduct more rapid interest rate hikes later on if it is late with necessary adjustments.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 19, 2026
BOJ¡¯s Himino sees risk of price trend rising above 2% target
The central bank deputy governor warned that it could be forced to conduct more rapid interest rate hikes later on if it is late with necessary adjustments.
The Bank of Japan made its first move since the end of 2025 on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 16, 2026
Bank of Japan takes rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995
Inflation and the weak yen forced its hand and made it difficult to wait and see any longer.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino has said he is closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East as the outlook for the economy became murkier after the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2026
BOJ deputy chief refrains from signaling rate hike in March
¡°I want to closely monitor the situation¡± in the Middle East, Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino said in a speech to local business leaders in Wakayama Prefecture.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino speaks during an interview in June 2023.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2025
BOJ deputy signals more room to hike given negative real rates
The deputy governor cemented the BOJ¡¯s message that the central bank is looking to hike rates further in the future.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino has said that the central bank will raise rates if its outlook continues to be realized.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2025
BOJ deputy chief signals chance of rate hike next week
Most BOJ watchers see an interest rate hike coming in either January or March.
Ryozo Himino, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, is scheduled to give a speech on Jan. 14, a rare step for the bank before its policy meeting later in the same month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 10, 2024
BOJ plans a rare January speech that may lift rate hike views
By scheduling the speech before the January meeting, the BOJ will have a solid opportunity to telegraph its thinking on monetary policy.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda responds to questions during a governors talk on Japanese inflation and monetary policy at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group meeting in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 28, 2024
BOJ on quest for better communication as more rate hikes loom
Communicating in a unified voice could prove challenging if each policymaker interprets data differently.
The Bank of Japan's surprise rate increase on July 31 led to Japanese stocks plummeting into bear-market territory, with the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average falling 12.4% on Aug. 5 alone.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 11, 2024
Bank of Japan vows better messaging?to avoid more market turmoil
There is ¡°strong will¡± within the central bank to learn from what had happened during its last rate increase, BOJ Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2023
Lower House approves Kazuo Ueda as next BOJ chief, with Upper House to vote Friday
Approval by the two chambers has been seen as a done deal as the ruling coalition holds majority seats in both houses.

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