Japan’s official documents, read in English.New reading every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
April 30, 2026¥6.2787 tnMay 6, 2026¥4.6759 tnMonthly total, Jul 30 – Aug 26, 2026 (no dates or currencies printed)¥15.3993 tnReal GDP, fiscal 2026, median forecast+0.6%CPI excluding fresh food, fiscal 2027, median forecast+2.4%CPI excluding fresh food, fiscal 2028, median forecast+2.0%Call rate guidelinearound 1.25%Vote7 for, 2 againstBasic loan rate1.5%Total cash earnings per worker, year on year+3.8%Real wage index, deflated by CPI less imputed rent, year on year+1.5%Real wage index, deflated by CPI all items, year on year+1.9%All items+1.9%All items, less fresh food+1.7%All items, less fresh food and energy+1.9%Held by the Bank of Japan41.16%Held overseas, bills included13.12%Held overseas, bonds only7.94%Central government debt, gross¥1,347tnof which domestic bonds¥1,212tnChange in three months+¥2.8tnJGB 10-year coupon3.1%JGB 2-year coupon2.0%Floating 10-year for individuals2.05%
Trade & Flows

Japan Sold Dollars on 3 Days in April–June 2026: ¥11.7349 Trillion. The Ministry of Finance’s Intervention Table.

3 dates and 3 amounts from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, read line by line — and the monthly page that prints ¥15.3993 trillion for July 30 to August 26, 2026, with no operation dates and no currencies.

October 28, 2026 · Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan
The figure¥11.7349 tnTotal of foreign exchange intervention operations printed for April–June 2026 — US dollar selling, Japanese yen buying, on 3 days

Latest readings

Central Bank
October 26, 2026

Bank of Japan Board Members' Median Forecast for Fiscal 2026: Real GDP +0.6%, CPI Excluding Fresh Food +2.5%. The Outlook Report’s Table.

One table from the Bank of Japan’s Outlook Report of July 31, 2026, read row by row: ranges and medians for fiscal 2026, 2027 and 2028, beside the April figures.

+2.5%
Central Bank
October 23, 2026

1.25%, by 7 Votes to 2. The Bank of Japan’s September 2026 Statement.

The guideline, the vote, the names on each side and the two printed dissents, read in order. Statement dated September 18, 2026.

1.25%
Wages
October 21, 2026

Japan’s Cash Earnings Rose 3.8% in August 2026. Real Wages: 1.5% on One Price Index, 1.9% on Another. The Labour Ministry’s Monthly Survey.

The first page of the Monthly Labour Survey’s preliminary report for August 2026, read line by line: ¥311,364 per worker, and two real wage indexes, 83.7 and 85.6.

+3.8%
Prices
October 19, 2026

Japan’s Consumer Prices: 1.9% Above a Year Earlier in August 2026. The Statistics Bureau’s Own Tables.

The national Consumer Price Index release dated September 18, 2026, read line by line: three series, ten major groups, and the page on energy.

+1.9%
Central Bank
October 16, 2026

Who Holds Japan’s Government Debt? The Central Bank’s Own Table.

One table from the Bank of Japan’s Flow of Funds, read line by line. Figures as of the end of June 2026.

41.16%
Public Finance
October 14, 2026

Japan’s Government Owes ¥1,347 Trillion. Here Is the Table That Says So.

One table from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, read line by line. Figures as of the end of June 2026.

¥1,347tn
Rates
October 12, 2026

Japan’s 10-Year Bond Pays 3.1%. Here Is the Page That Says So.

One page from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, read line by line. The October 2026 offering.

3.1%

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