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Bank of Japan meeting dates 2026–2027
Interest rates for Japan, set by the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board. Published by the Bank of Japan at about 12:00 p.m. Tokyo time; every date below is from its own schedule and shown in your time zone.
December 18, 2026
Covers December 2026 meeting · In 37 days
Schedule
| Release date | Covers | Your time | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Dec 18, 2026 | December 2026 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Fri, Jan 22, 2027 | January 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Thu, Mar 18, 2027 | March 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Wed, Apr 28, 2027 | April 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Fri, Jun 11, 2027 | June 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Thu, Jul 22, 2027 | July 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Wed, Sep 22, 2027 | September 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Fri, Oct 29, 2027 | October 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
| Fri, Dec 17, 2027 | December 2027 meeting | ~ | ~03:00 |
The time of each decision is approximate: the Bank of Japan announces when the meeting ends. Read from boj.or.jp on November 9, 2026. Agencies can move a date; their own schedule is final.
What the BoJ decision is
The Bank of Japan’s Policy Board meets eight times a year over two days and publishes its decision when the second day’s meeting ends. There is no fixed time: the statement usually comes out around midday Tokyo time, and the Governor’s press conference follows at about 15:30.
Crypto traders watch the BoJ because of the yen carry trade: money borrowed cheaply in yen and invested elsewhere. A surprise rate rise in July 2024 helped set off the unwinding that knocked bitcoin down in early August 2024.
January, April, July and October meetings come with the quarterly Outlook Report and new forecasts.
What traders watch
- The policy rate
- A rise makes yen funding dearer and can force carry trades to unwind across markets, crypto included.
- The yen
- A sharp move in USD/JPY on the day is the quickest sign of how the market read the decision.
- The press conference
- The Governor’s answers about the next step often matter more than the decision itself.
Questions people ask
There is no fixed time. The statement is released when the meeting ends, usually around midday Tokyo time (about 03:00 UTC), so the times on this page are approximate.
Japan’s low rates fund carry trades around the world. When the BoJ tightens unexpectedly, those trades unwind and risk assets, bitcoin included, can fall together, as they did in early August 2024.
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