On December 29, 2025, while the rest of Japan was wrapped in the calm atmosphere of the year’s end, a tragic accident occurred on Mount Fuji, the nation’s most iconic symbol.
On March 19, 2025, at its Monetary Policy Meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided—just as markets had expected—to maintain its current policy stance. Specifically, the Policy Board unanimously approved keeping its money market operations framework aimed at guiding the uncollateralized overnight call rate to around 0.50%. Because this outcome had been widely priced in, there was little immediate volatility in equities or government bonds after the announcement.