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BOJ Governor Ueda Discharged, Returns After Rate-Hike Meeting

6/20/2026

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda was discharged from a Tokyo hospital and will return to the office on Tuesday.
He will continue treatment for an infected liver cyst for about two weeks.
Ueda missed the BOJ policy meeting on Tuesday when the bank raised interest rates to a 31-year high.
The 74-year-old governor had been hospitalized for about two weeks receiving treatment for the cyst.

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda was discharged from a Tokyo hospital and will return to the office on Tuesday.
He will continue treatment for an infected liver cyst for about two weeks.
Ueda missed the BOJ policy meeting on Tuesday when the bank raised interest rates to a 31-year high.
The 74-year-old governor had been hospitalized for about two weeks receiving treatment for the cyst.