Japan’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to around 2.95% on Friday, recovering some ground after the previous session’s decline as investors assessed hawkish signals from a Bank of Japan official. BOJ board member Junko Koeda cautioned this week against excessive hesitation in raising interest rates, reinforcing expectations that the central bank could continue tightening monetary policy in the coming months following its accelerated pace of normalization. Earlier reports suggested that the BOJ was reluctant to deliver a rare back-to-back rate hike this month, although a potential increase in December remained under consideration. Meanwhile, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said policymakers would continue to monitor bond yields closely, reiterating that long-term interest rates should be determined by market forces. His comments underscored the central bank’s measured approach as it continues to move away from its previous yield curve control framework.