AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBank of Japan Watch: Governor Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized for an infected liver cyst and will miss the June 15-16 policy meeting, with Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino set to preside—raising uncertainty over how clearly the BOJ signals its next rate moves. Inflation Pressure: Japan’s wholesale inflation jumped 6.3% in May, the fastest in over three years, as energy costs keep feeding through the economy. Energy Security Deal: Japan is finalizing a U.S. Treasury exemption to keep Sakhalin 2-related transactions flowing, while JERA and Petronas signed a 20-year LNG supply deal for up to about 2.0MTPA from 2028. Finance & Crypto: Japan’s three biggest banks (MUFG, SMBC, Mizuho) plan a joint yen stablecoin by March 2027. Business & Culture: Asics will spin off Onitsuka Tiger into a new OT Group, with a flagship store opening in Tokyo’s Shinjuku next month. Demography & Rural Change: A new forecast warns deer and wild boar could spread widely across rural Japan as people disappear from shrinking communities. World & Japan Relations: Former Lower House speaker Yohei Kono—known for Japan’s “comfort women” apology—has died at 89. Sports: Netherlands goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen is day-to-day with a hip injury ahead of the World Cup opener vs Japan.
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