Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kazuo Ueda arrives at BoJ headquarters to attend a monetary policy meeting in central Tokyo on September 20, 2024. Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed on September 20, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged. (Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by JAPAN POOL/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)