She will not, however, commit to any new defence spending target at the meeting, which comes as Washington presses Japan and other allies to do more, said one of the sources with knowledge of the preparations. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Although Sanae Takaichi, a fiscal dove who insisted the government reassert its sway over the central bank, became prime minister, two-thirds of respondents, 20 of 30, said that would not delay the BOJ's push for slightly tighter monetary conditions.

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