The Bank of Japan (BOJ), Japan's central bank, holds its next Monetary Policy Meeting on 29 and 30 October 2026. The decision comes on Friday 30 October in Tokyo, which is still Thursday evening in New York.
The Bank's policy interest rate is 1.25%, set on 18 September 2026. This guide lists every meeting date the Bank has published for the rest of 2026 and for 2027, with what is released at each one and when.
What is the Bank of Japan meeting schedule? The Bank of Japan publishes the dates of its Monetary Policy Meetings a year at a time. It holds eight two-day meetings a year. Each one ends with a decision on the policy interest rate, the Bank's main interest rate.
The next meeting is on 29 and 30 October 2026. It is one of four meetings a year that also carry the Outlook Report, the Bank's quarterly assessment of economic activity and prices.
The decision has no fixed clock time. At the six meetings held so far in 2026, the meeting ended between 11:39 and 12:12 Japan Standard Time (JST).
JST is 13 or 14 hours ahead of Eastern Time (ET) in the US, so a noon decision in Tokyo lands the evening before in New York.
What happens at a Bank of Japan meeting?
The Bank's Policy Board has nine members. At each Monetary Policy Meeting they discuss the economy and set the policy interest rate by majority vote.
The rate is a guideline for the uncollateralised overnight call rate. That is the rate banks charge each other for one-night loans without collateral.
The Bank publishes the decision "immediately after the meeting", in its words.
Five items matter. The statement and the press conference come on decision day at every meeting. The Outlook Report comes at four meetings a year. The Summary of Opinions and the Minutes follow weeks later.
Statement on Monetary Policy. It gives the decision, the vote count and the Bank's reasons.
Governor's press conference. The Governor explains the decision at 15:30 JST on decision day. At the 16 June meeting a Deputy Governor stood in.
Outlook Report. The Bank's outlook for economic activity and prices, with its view of the risks.
Summary of Opinions. A summary of the opinions at the meeting, released at 08:50 JST on a date the calendar sets.
Minutes. The full record of the meeting, also released at 08:50 JST on a set date.
Bank of Japan meeting dates for 2026 and 2027
The Bank holds eight meetings a year. Six of the 2026 meetings are done. Two remain, on 29 and 30 October and on 17 and 18 December. The calendar for 2027, dated 31 July 2026, lists eight more.
Source: Bank of Japan, Scheduled Dates of Monetary Policy Meetings; YX Insights
The chart marks the decision day of each remaining meeting. Orange markers are the meetings that carry the Outlook Report. The table adds the same moment in New York and the dates of the two later documents.
Meeting days | Decision day (JST) | Noon JST in New York | Outlook Report | Summary of Opinions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 and 30 October 2026 | Fri 30 Oct | Thu 29 Oct, 23:00 | Yes | 10 Nov | 23 Dec |
17 and 18 December 2026 | Fri 18 Dec | Thu 17 Dec, 22:00 | No | 28 Dec | 27 Jan 2027 |
21 and 22 January 2027 | Fri 22 Jan | Thu 21 Jan, 22:00 | Yes | 1 Feb | 24 Mar |
17 and 18 March 2027 | Thu 18 Mar | Wed 17 Mar, 23:00 | No | 29 Mar | 7 May |
27 and 28 April 2027 | Wed 28 Apr | Tue 27 Apr, 23:00 | Yes | 12 May | 16 Jun |
10 and 11 June 2027 | Fri 11 Jun | Thu 10 Jun, 23:00 | No | 21 Jun | 27 Jul |
21 and 22 July 2027 | Thu 22 Jul | Wed 21 Jul, 23:00 | Yes | 30 Jul | 28 Sep |
21 and 22 September 2027 | Wed 22 Sep | Tue 21 Sep, 23:00 | No | 1 Oct | 4 Nov |
28 and 29 October 2027 | Fri 29 Oct | Thu 28 Oct, 23:00 | Yes | 9 Nov | 22 Dec |
16 and 17 December 2027 | Fri 17 Dec | Thu 16 Dec, 22:00 | No | 27 Dec | To be announced |
Dates are as shown on the Bank of Japan's calendar, read on 14 October 2026. Dates can change. The Bank's reference page lists past notices of changed meeting dates, so confirm a date on the Bank's own calendar.
Which Bank of Japan meetings carry the Outlook Report?
The January, April, July and October meetings carry the Outlook Report. The Bank decides its text at those meetings and releases it quarterly. It sets out the Bank's outlook for economic activity and prices, the upside and downside risks and its views on the future course of monetary policy.
The release comes in two steps. A short version, "The Bank's View", comes out immediately after the meeting. The full text follows at 14:00 JST on the next business day.
The 2026 releases show the pattern. The January view came out on 23 January, with the full text on 26 January. For July the dates were 31 July and 3 August.
What time does the Bank of Japan announce its decision?
The decision comes around noon Tokyo time, but the Bank gives no fixed clock time. It publishes after the meeting ends, so the time depends on how long the discussion runs.
Each 2026 statement lists the hours the meeting sat. Day one began at 14:00 JST at every meeting. Day two began at 09:00 JST.
Source: Bank of Japan, Statements on Monetary Policy (meeting hours); YX Insights
The chart shows when day two ended at each of the six 2026 meetings.
The earliest finish was 11:39 JST on 19 March. The latest was 12:12 JST on 16 June, which is 33 minutes later. These are meeting end times. The statement follows immediately after, so the decision time moves by up to about half an hour.
For New York, subtract 13 hours while US clocks are on summer time. Subtract 14 hours once they are on standard time. US clocks change on Sunday 1 November 2026.
A noon decision on Friday 30 October arrives at 23:00 ET on Thursday 29 October. A noon decision on Friday 18 December arrives at 22:00 ET on Thursday 17 December.
The other releases have fixed times. The press conference starts at 15:30 JST, which is 02:30 ET on summer time and 01:30 ET on standard time.
The Summary of Opinions and the Minutes come out at 08:50 JST. That is 19:50 ET the evening before on summer time. It is 18:50 ET on standard time.
The full Outlook Report text comes out at 14:00 JST. That is 01:00 ET on summer time. It is 00:00 ET on standard time.
What is the Bank of Japan's policy rate now?
The policy rate is 1.25%. The Policy Board set it on 18 September 2026 by a 7-2 vote. It took effect on 24 September.
Source: Bank of Japan, Statements on Monetary Policy; YX Insights
The chart shows the guideline after each 2026 meeting.
It was 0.75% from January to April. The Bank raised it to 1.0% on 16 June, by a 7-1 vote. The Governor was absent that day, so eight members voted.
The June rise took effect on 17 June. The Bank raised the rate to 1.25% on 18 September.
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When is the next Bank of Japan decision?
The next decision comes on Friday 30 October 2026, around noon Tokyo time. That is Thursday 29 October at about 23:00 ET. The meeting carries the Outlook Report. The policy rate stands at 1.25%.
Common questions about the Bank of Japan meeting schedule
When is the next Bank of Japan meeting?
The next Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting is on 29 and 30 October 2026, with the decision on Friday 30 October. It carries the Outlook Report, the Bank's quarterly assessment of the economy and prices. The Bank's calendar then shows 17 and 18 December 2026, followed by eight meetings in 2027 that start on 21 and 22 January.
What time is a Bank of Japan decision in New York?
The Bank gives no fixed time and announces the decision immediately after the meeting ends. At the six 2026 meetings so far, day two ended between 11:39 and 12:12 Japan Standard Time. For a noon decision, that is 22:00 or 23:00 Eastern Time the evening before.
Does the Bank of Japan hold a press conference after each meeting?
Yes. The Governor holds a press conference at 15:30 Japan Standard Time on decision day. That is 02:30 Eastern Time on US summer time and 01:30 on standard time. At the 16 June 2026 meeting a Deputy Governor held it, because the Governor was absent.
When did the Bank of Japan last raise its interest rate?
The Bank of Japan last raised its policy rate on 18 September 2026, from 1.0% to 1.25%, by a 7-2 vote of the Policy Board. The rate took effect on 24 September. The Bank also raised it on 16 June 2026, from 0.75% to 1.0%. The next scheduled decision is on 30 October 2026.
When are the Bank of Japan minutes released?
The Bank releases the minutes at 08:50 Japan Standard Time on a date set in its calendar, several weeks after the meeting. The minutes of the 29 and 30 October 2026 meeting come out on 23 December 2026. The minutes of the 16 and 17 December 2027 meeting have no date yet.
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