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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 18.09.2026.

It displays 50 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

18.09.2026 ⇢ The Day the Bank of Japan Lifted Rates to a 31-Year High
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Morning coverage shifted from the launch of the second Takaichi reshuffled Cabinet to the Bank of Japan's decision to raise the policy rate to around 1.25%, its first move in three months since June and a 31-year high. Papers stressed the 7-2 split vote, upside inflation risks from oil prices and yen weakness, and reported U.S. pressure behind the accelerated pace.

Attention then moved to Governor Ueda's afternoon press conference, carried live. He said the policy phase had changed, set no preset pace such as every three months, and did not rule out consecutive or large hikes. Coverage turned to household impact, from mortgages and 50-year loans under tighter monitoring to deposits.

Evening editions noted the reshuffled cabinet's 59% approval in a Yomiuri poll, arrangements for Takaichi-Trump talks in the U.S. next Tuesday, and heavy rain warnings as Typhoon No.25 neared Ogasawara.

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日本経済新聞

トヨタ、内製ヒト型ロボ「エリー」40万台を工場に従業員と協働

トヨタ自動車は40万台のヒト型ロボットを工場に導入する。自社開発したロボットを、トヨタグループの老朽工場の建て替えや改装に合わせて投入する。人間の作業員と一緒に作業する環境をつくる。 ヒト型ロボットは「エリー」と呼び、2本の指をもつ。重さは50キログラム。電池や電源コードを用いて電気を動力源にする。二足歩行ではなく、車輪で移動する。 トヨタとトヨタグループ各社では2028年以降、年間1兆円をかけ…
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Kyodo News

FOCUS: Takaichi's Cabinet reshuffle fires starting gun for ruling LDP leader race

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet reshuffle Thursday set the stage for next year's race for the presidency of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, with a potential rival, Yoshimasa Hayashi, leaving his internal affairs minister's post and the government.
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10:17⇢Takaichi's Starting Gun for Succession Race

⌨The newspapers report on the second Takaichi reshuffled Cabinet entering full operation (Sankei, Kyodo, Yahoo, Japan Times). With the lineup set, attention shifts to this afternoon's vice-minister appointments and policy execution, while interpretation moves to next year's LDP leadership race, reading Hayashi's exclusion as containment of a rival and warning of non-mainstream regrouping.
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日本経済新聞

中国主導のエネルギー秩序へ習近平氏が狙う米国「石油の世紀」の先

「中国の石油消費のピークは2030年という予測もあったが、昨年（25年）にピークを迎えた可能性が高い」。中国国有石油大手、中国石油化工（シノペック）の侯啓軍・董事長は8月下旬に香港で開いた記者会見でこう明らかにした。予測が前倒しになり、26年から減少に転じるとの見方だ。 中国の国家発展改革委員会が6月に発表したエネルギーに関する26年からの第15次5カ年計画では、30年までに石油消費がピークを迎…
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Kyodo News

BOJ set to raise policy rate at 2-day meeting to counter inflation risks

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate to a 31-year high of 1.
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Kyodo News

Bank of Japan raises policy interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%

The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy interest rate to a 31-year high of 1.
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12:02
日本経済新聞

日銀、1.25%への利上げ決定2人が反対票

日銀は18日に開いた金融政策決定会合で、政策金利を0.25%引き上げて1.25%にすると決めた。6月会合以来3カ月ぶりの追加利上げになり、2024年3月からおおむね半年に1回だった利上げのペースを加速した。原油高や円安などが招く物価の上振れリスクを抑える。 政策金利である無担保コール翌日物レートの誘導目標を1.25%に上げることを、9人いる政策委員の賛成多数で決定した。1.25%の政策金利は19…
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12:04⇢BOJ Hikes Rate to 1.25%

⌨The newspapers report on the Bank of Japan's decision to raise the policy rate to 1.25% (NHK, Nikkei, Mainichi, Kyodo, Nikkei Asia). Coverage notes the first hike in three months since June, accelerating from the roughly half-year pace since March 2024, citing upside inflation risks from high oil prices and yen weakness, with two dissenting votes on the nine-member board.
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朝日新聞

【更新中】日銀が利上げ決定、31年ぶり1.25%　暮らしの影響は

日本銀行は18日昼まで金融政策決定会合を開き、政策金利を1.0%程度から1.25%程度に引き上げると決めた。日銀が重視する「基調的な物価上昇率」が物価安定目標の2%を超えて高まっていくリスクに対応する。利上げは今年6月以来3カ月ぶりで、20…
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Kyodo News

BOJ lifts key policy rate to 1.25% amid growing inflation risks

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1.
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日本経済新聞

日銀1.25%への利上げ決定、物価上振れリスク抑制2人が反対票

日銀は18日に開いた金融政策決定会合で、政策金利を0.25%引き上げて1.25%にすると決めた。6月会合以来3カ月ぶりの追加利上げになり、2024年3月からおおむね半年に1回だった利上げのペースを加速した。原油高や円安などが招く物価の上振れリスクを抑える。 ペース加速、31年ぶり高さに 政策金利である無担保コール翌日物レートの誘導目標を1.25%に上げることを、9人いる政策委員の賛成多数で決定し…
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13:17⇢Bank of Japan Hits 31-Year Rate Peak

⌨The newspapers report on the Bank of Japan's decision to lift the policy rate to around 1.25%, a 31-year high (NHK, Nikkei, TBS, Mainichi, Kyodo, Yahoo, Japan Times, Nikkei Asia, Asahi). Coverage stresses the accelerated three-month interval since June, the 7-2 split vote citing upside inflation risks from oil and yen weakness, and turns to implications for mortgages, deposits and household finances.
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Kyodo News

Takaichi, Trump planning meeting in U.S. on Tues.: diplomatic sources

The Japanese and U.
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15:12⇢BOJ Lifts Rates Under US Pressure

⌨The newspapers continue to report on the Bank of Japan's hike to around 1.25% (NHK, Nikkei, TBS, Mainichi, Asahi, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times). With the decision set, attention shifts to motives and fallout: reported U.S. pressure behind the move, yen weakening on the 7-2 split, implications for mortgages and deposits, and Governor Ueda's afternoon press conference on the pace ahead.
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16:17⇢Ueda Pressed on Next Hike

⌨The newspapers continue to report on the Bank of Japan's hike to around 1.25% (NHK, Nikkei, TBS, Yahoo, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, Mainichi). With the decision confirmed, attention shifts to Governor Ueda's afternoon press conference, carried live, on the pace and timing of further moves, including possible consecutive or large hikes depending on prices, alongside continued reading of U.S. pressure and the 7-2 split.
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朝日新聞

新米が古米より安い「逆転現象」はなぜ起きたのか　カギはJAルート

出回り始めたばかりの新米が、昨年産の古米より安い「逆転現象」が起きている。コメの流通の川上をたどってみると、ある事情が見えてきた。　関東地方のコメ卸業者の幹部は「集荷業者はいま、みんな1俵（60キロ）1万円ほどで農家から集荷している。できれ…
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17:27⇢Ueda Refuses to Rule Out Back-to-Back Hikes

⌨The newspapers continue to report on the Bank of Japan's hike to around 1.25% (NHK, Nikkei, TBS, Yomiuri, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, Mainichi). With the decision confirmed, attention centers on Governor Ueda's press conference, noting his view that the policy phase has changed, no preset pace such as every three months, and no exclusion of consecutive or large hikes.
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Kyodo News

Japan, U.S. gov't arranging Takaichi-Trump talks in U.S. on Tues.: sources

The Japanese and U.
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19:18⇢Historic Hike Squeezes Home Borrowers

⌨The newspapers continue to report on the Bank of Japan's hike to 1.25%, a 31-year high (Nikkei, TBS, Nikkei Asia, Japan Times, Mainichi). After Governor Ueda declined to rule out consecutive or large hikes, focus turns to mixed signals on the next move and household fallout, with regulators stepping up monitoring of stretched 40- to 50-year mortgages amid rising rates.
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21:43⇢Ueda Declares a New Policy Phase

⌨The newspapers continue to report on the Bank of Japan's hike to 1.25%, a 31-year high (TBS, Nikkei, Japan Times). With the decision digested, attention centers on Governor Ueda's framing of a change in policy phase, citing vigilance over rapid price rises, and an accelerated pace of tightening after June's move.
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Kyodo News

Japan PM Takaichi to address U.N. assembly next week, Trump talks eyed

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to the United States from Monday and address the U.
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