JAPAN-INTEREST RATE-RISE

JAPAN-INTEREST RATE-RISE

Xinhua
19 Dec 2025, 13:15 GMT+

(251219) -- TOKYO, Dec. 19, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows a cityscape of Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 18, 2025.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, its highest level in three decades, after a two-day monetary policy meeting. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

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