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Japan govt hopes BOJ achieves wage-driven inflation, finance minister says

ReutersMar 10, 2026 1:25 AM

TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she hopes the central bank works closely with the government to achieve its 2% inflation target driven not by cost-push factors but accompanied by wage gains.

Katayama declined to comment when asked by an opposition lawmaker in parliament about a media report that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi voiced reservations about additional interest rate hikes in a meeting with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda last month.

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