--- title: "Heads up for Japan market holiday this week, and then three the following week" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/284130942.md" description: "The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its current policy but may signal a hawkish stance for a potential June move, according to Nomura. This comes ahead of Japan's market holidays, which will occur on Wednesday and then from Monday to Wednesday next week for Golden Week." datetime: "2026-04-27T00:40:13.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/284130942.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284130942.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/284130942.md) --- # Heads up for Japan market holiday this week, and then three the following week Tomorrow we get the Bank of Japan: - Preview: BOJ expected to stay on hold next week but deliver hawkish signal on June move - BOJ may lean more hawkishly to ease pressure on the yen - Nomura Holidays follow on Wednesday then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week (Golden Week). ### Related Stocks - [8604.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/8604.JP.md) - [1346.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/1346.JP.md) - [2525.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/2525.JP.md) - [1369.JP](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/1369.JP.md) - [NMR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NMR.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [BOJ appoints monetary policy expert Masaki to oversee global affairs](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285864495.md) - [BREAKINGVIEWS-Nomura can afford to be more ambitious](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284135711.md) - [GRAPHIC-Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286769701.md) - [Formentera sees Asian buyers seeking more Australian gas on supply squeeze](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286848226.md) - [Mitsubishi UFJ Financial FY26 Profit Climbs, Sees Higher Profit In FY27; Lifts Dividend](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286533119.md)