Japan central bank governor speaks at FT event, cites AI adoption as key to growth

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, pictured here in May, said at a Financial Times event on Tuesday that he expects inflation to be underpinned by higher wages. © Reuters

JADA NAGUMO

December 9, 2025 20:26 JST

TOKYO — Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that he is seeing “strong enough momentum” in the country’s price-wage trends, which will help weather shocks to inflation.