The Bank of Japan is seen in Tokyo in September 20, 2023.
12:43 JST, January 5, 2026
The benchmark long-term interest rate of newly issued Japanese government bonds with a maturity of 10 years temporarily hit 2.125% on Monday, up 0.065 percentage points from the closing on Dec. 30 last year.
The level is the highest since February 1999, about 27 years ago.
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